The findings support a potential Miocene origin of nonnocturnal habits in a globally distributed owl group, which may be linked to steppe habitat expansion and climatic cooling in the late Miocene, according to the study.

根据这项研究，这些发现支持了全球分布猫头鹰群体中非夜间习性的潜在中新世起源，这可能与中新世晚期草原栖息地扩张和气候冷却有关。