For nearly two decades, biologist Lauren Deaner has worked with Florida scrub-jays, contributing to population recovery efforts and translocations. Now, as a doctoral researcher in UCF's integrative biology program, she is using that field experience to investigate how genetics, behavior and pop...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-florida-jays-unusually-young-age.html)