Winged Victory.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Wong, Kate
- Source
- Scientific American. Nov2019, Vol. 321 Issue 5, p58-61. 4p. 9 Color Photographs.
- Subject
- *SONGBIRDS
*CHROMOSOMES
*GERM cells
*BIODIVERSITY
*CLIMATE change
- Language
- ISSN
- 0036-8733
The article discusses about the songbirds as the most species rich bird group. Topics of discussion includes due to the extra chromosome known as germ-line-restricted chromosome (GRC) present in such birds which is not found in other bird species can be the crucial aspect in the diversification while the traditional factors focuses on climate change. Out of 10,000 species more than half of the species still exist.