mFISH Mapped 16 of 22 Rhesus Macaque Chromosome Types to a Single Human Chromosome
Human chromosome-painting probes showed one-to-one homology for 16 of 22 rhesus macaque chromosome types, while three macaque chromosomes…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
New nematode species described from black-crowned night herons in Israel
Fourteen adult nematodes collected from the stomach lining of three black-crowned night herons in Israel led to the…
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Seven Wild White-faced × Fulvous Whistling-Duck Hybrids Documented in Brazil and Argentina
A 2026 short communication assembled seven wild apparent White-faced × Fulvous Whistling-Duck hybrid records from Brazil and Argentina.…
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Shama Lineages Stayed Distinct While Oriental Magpie-Robins Mixed Genetically Across Borneo
Genomic analyses found extensive introgression and weak population structure in Bornean Oriental magpie-robins, while western and eastern shama…
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Nuclear DNA Supports One Unified Great-tailed Grackle Lineage
A genome-scale study resolves a long-standing conflict between mitochondrial and nuclear evidence and finds no signal of admixture…
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New Respiratory Mycoplasma Species Described From Common Buzzards
Ten previously unclassified Mycoplasma strains, eight from common buzzards, were shown by genomic and phenotypic analyses to represent…
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Rock Doves on Cyprus Were at Least Semi-domesticated by Around 1400 BCE, Study Suggests
Late Bronze Age rock-dove bones from Hala Sultan Tekke included juveniles and a largely uniform stable-isotope signal linked…
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Rare tick Haemaphysalis sambar rediscovered on a Bengal tiger in Kerala
A 2026 survey in northern Kerala rediscovered and redescribed the tick Haemaphysalis sambar, previously known from only a…
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Urban-Origin Great Tits Retained Smaller Black Ties in a Shared Rearing Environment
Great tits from urban populations retained smaller black breast stripes and less saturated yellow plumage when raised under…
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Asian Stonechats Showed Extensive Hybridization Across a Migratory Divide Around Lake Baikal
Tracking and genome data revealed a migratory divide among Asian stonechats around Lake Baikal and Mongolia, while extensive…
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Hybrid-type Collared Doves Dominated Puerto Rico and Were Common in the Canary Islands
Photo-based classification found hybrid-type Eurasian–African collared doves in about 90% of sampled birds in Puerto Rico and 43.8%…
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Taxonomic Paper Returned roperi and martensi to Subspecies of the Flap-Necked Chameleon
A 2026 taxonomic reassessment argued that Chamaeleo incognitus was not validly established and formally returned roperi and martensi…
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South American Harris's Hawk Form Reached Definitive Adult Plumage After Four Annual Molts
A 2026 study of 139 photographed individuals of the South American Harris's hawk form identified five age classes,…
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Two New Feather Mite Species Described From Pale Flycatcher and White-Browed Scrub-Robin
A 2026 study described Dolichodectes megalobus from a pale flycatcher and D. robertsi from a white-browed scrub-robin, based…
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Global Phylogeny Supported Little Heron as a Separate Old World Species
A 2026 genomic and morphological study supported treating the Old World little heron as distinct from the South…
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Intermediate-Coloured Buzzards Increased Across Europe as Dark and Light Extremes Declined
A dataset of 99,343 citizen-science observations revealed strong geographic structure in common buzzard plumage across Europe; after pre-2000…
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1929 Tamil Nadu Specimen Designated Neotype for Black Drongo
A 2026 taxonomic paper designated a black drongo collected in Tamil Nadu in 1929 as the neotype of…
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Study Recognised Seven African Vine Snake Species and Elevated oatesi to Full Species
An integrative 2026 study formally recognised seven African vine snake species, elevated the former savanna vine snake subspecies…
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Four Sri Lankan Indian Palm Squirrel Samples Showed Preliminary Maternal-line Genetic Differences
One mitochondrial COI sequence from each of four historical Indian palm squirrel subspecies ranges in Sri Lanka showed…
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DNA From 123 Male Giraffes Supports a Two-Species Classification
A 2026 analysis of DNA from 123 male giraffes found strongest support for two species: a northern Giraffa…
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