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The genetic basis of the kākāpō structural color polymorphism suggests balancing selection by an extinct apex predator.
PLoS biology - 1 Sept 2024
Urban Lara, Santure Anna W, Uddstrom Lydia, Digby Andrew, Vercoe Deidre, Eason Daryl, Crane Jodie, Wylie Matthew J, Davis Tāne, LeLec Marissa F, Guhlin Joseph, Poulton Simon, Slate Jon, Alexander Alana, Fuentes-Cross Patricia, Dearden Peter K, Gemmell Neil J, Azeem Farhan, Weyland Marvin, Schwefel Harald G L, van Oosterhout Cock, Morales Hernán E
Abstract excerpt
The information contained in population genomic data can tell us much about the past ecology and evolution of species. We leveraged detailed phenotypic and genomic data of nearly all living kākāpō to understand the evolution of its feather color polymorphism. The kākāpō is an endangered and culturally significant parrot endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand, and the green and olive feather colorations are present at...
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