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UNL biologist gains insights into genetic evolution of birds

December 11, 2014

Research team members (from left) Hideaki Moriyama, Jay Storz and Chandrasekhar Natarajan.

Team receives $1.4M grant to research protein evolution

August 19, 2014

The giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas, occurs at elevations of over 14,000 feet in the Andes of South America. Although it is the largest species of hummingbird, it still weighs in at no more than four-fifths of an ounce (24 grams). Patagona gigas was one of the study species for the Storz team's PNAS paper.

New study reveals how hummingbirds evolved to fly at high altitude

December 2, 2013

Fritz leads research project on Amazon biodiversity

November 18, 2013