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Swallows may have evolved quicker take-off ability in only 30 years

April 10, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

Shorter wings help LINCOLN,  Nebraska––Cliff swallows nesting under highway overpasses in southwestern Nebraska appear to have evolved shorter wings in only 30 years to help them avoid colliding with cars,  ornithologists  Charles R. Brown and Mary Bomberger Brown reported in the March 18,  2013 edition of Current Biology. The  hypothesized adaptation might also help cliff […]

Filed Under: Birds, Wildlife Tagged With: Cliff swallows, evolution, Merritt Clifton, roadkill

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