Preening Drives Divergent Camouflage In Feather Lice (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Preening Drives Divergent Camouflage In Feather Lice

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The changes in color are as light as the lightest species and as dark as the darkest species in the entire genus--and this genus has been evolving for millions of years.

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Adapted from Bush et. al. 2019. Evo Letters

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