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Hybrid speciation leads to novel male secondary sexual ornamentation of an Amazonian bird.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 9 Jan 2018
Barrera-Guzmán Alfredo O, Aleixo Alexandre, Shawkey Matthew D, Weir Jason T
Abstract excerpt
Hybrid speciation is rare in vertebrates, and reproductive isolation arising from hybridization is infrequently demonstrated. Here, we present evidence supporting a hybrid-speciation event involving the genetic admixture of the snow-capped (Lepidothrix nattereri) and opal-crowned (Lepidothrix iris) manakins of the Amazon basin, leading to the formation of the hybrid species, the golden-crowned manakin...
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