Birds of a feather

Birds of a feather 06/20/2017 03:24 PM EDT Biologists have always been fascinated by the diversity and changeability of life on Earth and have attempted to answer a fundamental question: How do new species originate? A new study provides the first large-scale test of the link between population differentiation rates and speciation rates. The results confirm the evolutionary importance of population genetic differentiation. Full story at http://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2017/06/13mns_brumfield_pnas.php Source Louisiana State University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111