04.23.2016 - By Vincent Racaniello
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Mike Shapiro
Mike joins Nels and Vincent to talk about his work on what controls whether pigeons have scaly or feathered feet, and reveals that the hindlimbs of domestic birds with feathery feet are more like wings at the molecular level.
Links for this episode
Shapiro Laboratory
Shifts in limb identity underlie development of feathered feet (eLife)
Photo of Muffed Fairy Swallow by Sydney Stringham
Science Picks
Mike - Pigeon exhibit, Natural History Museum of Utah; Pigeonetics (App store); Darwin's PigeonsNels - National Parasite CollectionVincent - The Story Collider
Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles
Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]