image: Evolutionary gene mutations led to the Galapagos cormorant's stubby wings that keep it grounded, new UCLA research suggests. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the June 2, 2017, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by A. Burga at University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA, and colleagues was titled, 'A genetic signature of the evolution of loss of flight in the Galapagos cormorant.' view more
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