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Bird feeding, migration could be splitting a species

ScienceNews - Sat 5 Dec 09

German birds that spend cold months at U.K. birdfeeders now look slightly different from neighbors that migrate to Spain

Bird feeding, migration change may split a species, ScienceNews - Thu 3 Dec 09

Fill Up Your Backyard Bird Feeder, Create a New Species

Discover Magazine - Sat 5 Dec 09

For one species to diverge into two, you typically need physical ...

Feeding the birds changes species

ABC Science - Fri 4 Dec 09

It seems innocent enough but new research has found feeding birds can alter their migratory pattern, which may cause them to develop into a separate species.

Feeding Birds Could Create New Species

Wired Science - Thu 3 Dec 09

Something as simple as feeding birds can change their biological fate, and even seed the formation of a new species. Central European blackcap warblers that spend the winter in the birdfeeder-rich ...

By feeding the birds, you could change their evolutionary fate

Phys.org - Thu 3 Dec 09

Feeding birds in winter is a most innocent human activity, but it can nonetheless have profound effects on the evolutionary future of a species, and those changes can be seen in the very near ...

By feeding the birds, you could change their evolutionary fate, ScienceDaily - Fri 4 Dec 09
Featured - By feeding the birds, you could change their evolutionary fate, Labspaces.net - Fri 4 Dec 09
Feeding Birds In Winter Can Change Evolutionary Fate, RedOrbit - Thu 3 Dec 09
By feeding the birds, you could change their evolutionary fate, e! Science News - Thu 3 Dec 09

Feeding birds 'changes evolution'

BBC News - Thu 3 Dec 09

Bird-feeders, hung in many a garden, can affect the way our feathered friends evolve, according to scientists.

Bird Feeders, Migration Change May Split a Species

U.S. News - Fri 4 Dec 09

Blackcaps that spend cold months at U.K. birdfeeders exhibit genetic and physical differences.

The seeds of evolution: Feeding garden birds is creating whole new species

Daily Mail - Fri 4 Dec 09

One population of blackcaps has already begun to split into two separate species because of kindly British bird-lovers, scientists have found.

Britain's bird tables changing the path of evolution

Telegraph.co.uk Science - Fri 4 Dec 09

Britain's love of bird tables may be interfering with evolution, according to a new study which suggests the feeders are changing the migratory habits and even the shape of some bird species.

Human Feeding Creates New Population of Birds

Livescience - Thu 3 Dec 09

The simple feeding of birds can alter their future.