Article
Divergence in mating signals correlates with ecological variation in the migratory songbird, Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus).
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2006
Ruegg K, Slabbekoorn H, Clegg S, Smith T B
Abstract excerpt
Song divergence among populations of passerine birds is recognized as a potentially important premating isolation mechanism and may represent the first step in speciation. Because song divergence may be influenced by an array of acoustic, ecological, and genetic factors, the study of its origin r...
Topics
- Acoustics
- Animals
- British Columbia
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Ecosystem
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Multivariate Analysis
- Oregon
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sexual Behavior, Animal
- Songbirds
- Vocalization, Animal