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Songbirds exhibit an extraordinary amount of diversity. Dr. Delmore showed how differences in seasonal migration could contribute to the generation of this diversity. Using state of the art genetic sequencing techniques she also provided novel insight into the genetic basis of songbird diversity and seasonal migration.

A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD) - graduated in 2015