Quick GRITS Podcast
Quick GRITS (Getting Real In Talking Science) is a podcast of short episodes that provide listeners with a quick, entertaining look into the lives of biologists and what they study. Episodes can be downloaded here
Episode 3: Brown Birds
July 2020- Rafael Marcondes (LSU) talks about why some birds are brown and others browner, Darwin and Wallace's thoughts on bird color evolution, and his journey to becoming an ornithologist
Rafael Marcondes ( website ) is a PhD candidate at LSU's Museum of Natural Science . Rafa completed B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology at the University of São Paulo, after which he began his Ph.D. at LSU. He studies the evolution of bird color, focusing on the natural processes that influence "drab" coloration. In this episode, we discuss his findings from this study and this study , but see all of his publications here .