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Of course, not everyone's convinced. Hedges himself admits the response among ornithologists has been one of "disbelief." That was expected, and it's one of the reasons the researchers waited several years to publish their findings, which finally appeared in the July 7 issue of England's Journal of the Royal Society.And it might not even have appeared there if Hedges hadn't cleaned out his desk awhile back.Hedges collaborated for several years with the late Charles G. Sibley, a world leader in ornithology, who was also fascinated with aquatic birds because their evolutionary history is so vague. Research results frequently conflict with other findings, leaving the field highly contentious.Sibley was a leader in DNA research, even decades ago when most people knew