Talk:Sturnus

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Systematics/taxonomy[edit]

New paper in Mol. Phyl. Evol. due out soon, gonna resolve most if not all of it. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 16:38, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mating System Update[edit]

Added a mating systems sections below the current species portion and above former species. The information is relevant to the two current species and has scientific literature to back up findings for both species. This section includes three mechanisms that peer-review literature covers (parental care, differential allocation, and sexy sons hypothesis). Completed April 13th, 2018. Mitch — Preceding unsigned comment added by VARLEYM2 (talk • contribs) 22:34, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]