Genomic evidence for convergent evolution of a key trait underlying divergence in island birds.

doi:10.1111/mec.14116

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Genomic evidence for convergent evolution of a key trait underlying divergence in island birds.

Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2017

Cooper Elizabeth A, Uy J Albert C

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Reproductive isolation can be initiated by changes in one or a few key traits that prevent random mating among individuals in a population. During the early stages of speciation, when isolation is often incomplete, there will be a heterogeneous pattern of differentiation across regions of the genome between diverging populations, with loci controlling these key traits appearing the most distinct as a result of...

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Animals
Biological Evolution
Feathers
Genetics, Population
Genome
Islands
Melanesia
Passeriformes
Phylogeny
Pigmentation
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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PMID: 28370617
DOI: 10.1111/mec.14116

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