Diversification I: The Dark-Eyed Juncos
Throughout North America, the species known as the dark-eyed junco exhibits striking differences in feather color, body size, and behavior from place to place. These variations among subspecies have caught the attention of biologists interested in diversification, evolution, and speciation. This segment features footage from junco habitats across the continent as researchers try to decode the riddle of the Junco’s evolutionary history. Part of Ordinary Extraordinary Junco (Chapter 3).
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Runtime: 14 minutes 10 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Animal Behavior, Birds, Science Experiments, Science Methods
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2012
- Producer/Distributor: Department Of Biology, Indiana University
- Series: Ordinary Extraordinary Junco
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