[Tweeters] Sexual imprinting is a mechanism of speciation? and a gorgeous photo (links)

[Devorah Bennu]

Hello tweeties,

Sexual imprinting as a mechanism of speciation is controversial in the scientific community. However, a recent paper about "Darwin's finches" documents that this is indeed what is happening in a population of Medium Ground Finches;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/06/sexual_imprinting_provides_hel.php

I also want to draw your attention to a gorgeous photograph provided to "Image of the Day" by a photojournalist, Jeff Larsen, who retired from the Seattle P-I;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/06/marsh_wren.php


GrrlScientist
Devorah
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