«What we see today is just a small snapshot of how species have existed for millions of years,» says lead author Dave Steadman,
ornithology curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus.
The terrestrial nature of these creatures is a great indicator of how biodiversity has changed in the Bahamas and what the ideal circumstances would be for these or similar species to return, said Florida Museum
ornithology curator and study co-author David Steadman.
«Evan's research shows alligators didn't evolve in a vacuum with no other crocodilians around,» said co-author David Steadman,
ornithology curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida.
Not exact matches
Titled «Origin, Paleoecology and Extirpation of Bluebirds and Crossbills in the Bahamas Across the Last Glacial - Interglacial Transition,» the authors are Janet Franklin, distinguished professor of biogeography in UCR's College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and David Steadman,
curator of
ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida.
Richard Prum is a professor of
ornithology, ecology and evolutionary biology and head
curator of vertebrate zoology at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University.
«We need to move beyond viewing communities as single units,» said co-author Brian T. Smith, an assistant
curator in the Museum's Department of
Ornithology.
Santiago Claramunt, associate
curator of
ornithology at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, isn't convinced that flight adaptations played a driving role in the evolution of egg shape.
«The northern spotted owl is special because it's our backyard bird here in the Bay Area — found from Marin County, California all the way north to British Columbia,» Dr. Jack Dumbacher says, Academy
curator of
ornithology and mammalogy.
Jack Dumbacher, chairman of and assistant
curator in the Department of
Ornithology and Mammalogy, is gratified to hear that the interns enjoyed taking field notes.
«It was heartbreaking to see so many injured parrots struggling to stay alive,» says David Oehler,
Curator for
Ornithology with the Bronx Zoo.