Thursday, January 7, 2021

Starling updates

What a weird year it was, but things were pretty busy on the starling front and I wanted to share a few updates:

1) We published our Starling Mitochondrial DNA paper in Ecology & Evolution:  

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.6679

2) The journal kindly asked us to write a blog about our paper! 

https://ecologyandevolution.blog/2020/08/28/mitochondrial-diversity-offers-insight-on-invasive-european-starling-populations-worldwide/

3) Our work was featured in Forbes! 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2020/09/16/does-genetic-diversity-aid-starling-invasions-around-the-world/?sh=148189127563

4) We spoke about our research at the American Museum of Natural History’s online SciCafe (video recording available upon request): 

https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/adults/scicafe/starlings-invasion#:~:text=SciCafe%3A%20Shakespearean%20Bird%20Invasion,-Part%20of%20SciCafe&text=In%201890%2C%20approximately%20100%20birds,starlings%20in%20the%20US%20today.

5) I was featured on the College of Mount Saint Vincent website: 

https://mountsaintvincent.edu/the-engine-of-evolution/


And because we have no shortage of birds, or ideas, stay tuned for more to come...