Warbler Plate
This hexagonal plate features a yellow warbler, a migratory bird found throughout most of the country during the summer. A cheerful yellow and green with red accents, this plate could serve your morning muffin, hold often-worn jewelry by your bedside, showcase specialty soaps in the powder room or hold toiletry items in the bathroom. It was hand painted in the centuries-old majolica style.
Height: 1/2”
Diameter: 5-5/8”
As part of the Bird Genoscape Project, yellow warblers were studied to determine their adaptability to climate change. Blood and feather samples were collected from 250 birds in 20 locations around the country, then their genomes were compared to find the variations in different climate regions. Of all the environmental variables, precipitation was most strongly correlated with genetic variation. A gene in warblers in dry places had a slightly different DNA sequence than that from birds in wet places, indicating that the birds had adapted to their local climates. The project also tried to calculate how much the genome sequences of yellow warblers would have to change over the next 50 years to match the genetic profile of birds adapted to future conditions (warmer and drier). The ultimate goal is to create maps of genetic vulnerability for birds as well as wildlife.
This hexagonal plate features a yellow warbler, a migratory bird found throughout most of the country during the summer. A cheerful yellow and green with red accents, this plate could serve your morning muffin, hold often-worn jewelry by your bedside, showcase specialty soaps in the powder room or hold toiletry items in the bathroom. It was hand painted in the centuries-old majolica style.
Height: 1/2”
Diameter: 5-5/8”
As part of the Bird Genoscape Project, yellow warblers were studied to determine their adaptability to climate change. Blood and feather samples were collected from 250 birds in 20 locations around the country, then their genomes were compared to find the variations in different climate regions. Of all the environmental variables, precipitation was most strongly correlated with genetic variation. A gene in warblers in dry places had a slightly different DNA sequence than that from birds in wet places, indicating that the birds had adapted to their local climates. The project also tried to calculate how much the genome sequences of yellow warblers would have to change over the next 50 years to match the genetic profile of birds adapted to future conditions (warmer and drier). The ultimate goal is to create maps of genetic vulnerability for birds as well as wildlife.
This hexagonal plate features a yellow warbler, a migratory bird found throughout most of the country during the summer. A cheerful yellow and green with red accents, this plate could serve your morning muffin, hold often-worn jewelry by your bedside, showcase specialty soaps in the powder room or hold toiletry items in the bathroom. It was hand painted in the centuries-old majolica style.
Height: 1/2”
Diameter: 5-5/8”
As part of the Bird Genoscape Project, yellow warblers were studied to determine their adaptability to climate change. Blood and feather samples were collected from 250 birds in 20 locations around the country, then their genomes were compared to find the variations in different climate regions. Of all the environmental variables, precipitation was most strongly correlated with genetic variation. A gene in warblers in dry places had a slightly different DNA sequence than that from birds in wet places, indicating that the birds had adapted to their local climates. The project also tried to calculate how much the genome sequences of yellow warblers would have to change over the next 50 years to match the genetic profile of birds adapted to future conditions (warmer and drier). The ultimate goal is to create maps of genetic vulnerability for birds as well as wildlife.