Scale models Current Biology Volume 19, Issue 16, (August 2009) Nigel Williams Current Biology Volume 19, Issue 16, (August 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.08.005 Copyright © 2009 Terms and Conditions
Compact: Hummingbirds are not only one of the smallest birds, but a new study suggests they also contain the smallest avian genomes. The photo shows a black chin hummingbird feeding on a yellow bird of paradise flower. (Photo: Dr. H. Ross Hawkins, The Hummingbird Society.) Current Biology 2009 19, DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2009.08.005) Copyright © 2009 Terms and Conditions