An international team of scientists has figured out why Gouldian Finches continue to feature three different colors: red, yellow, and black. In a study, they explained that another evolutionary ...

Ithaca, NY--There appears to be an underlying selection mechanism at work among Gouldian Finches--a mechanism that allows this species to produce and maintain individuals with red heads, black heads, ...

April 23 (UPI) --The heads of Gouldian finches feature one of three different colors: yellow, red and black. Now, scientists know why the pressures of natural selection have failed to erase the ...

Red-headed finches dominate their black-headed and yellow-headed peers by physical aggression and by the mere fact of being red-headed, according to research published today in the Proceedings of the ...

For the first time, Australian scientists have shown that environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to detect the presence of an endangered bird species simply by collecting a cupful of water from the ...

A highly endangered rainbow-colored Australian finch is breaking all the rules when it comes to avian evolution, according to new research published today by scientists from CU Boulder, the Cornell ...

Previously, we developed a large number of microsatellite markers for GF in various ways (Kim et al., 2015), including Sanger and 454 sequencing of microsatellite-enriched libraries, in silico primer ...

The world is full of animals and plants displaying a full spectrum of colors, but for some species, time is running out. These Gouldian finches show how colorful nature can be and what we might lose ...

These birds need a man to help about the nest, but still want options when choosing the best sperm to fertilise their eggs. Cheaters never win, except when they don’t get caught. Australian ...