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Geographic isolation after admixture generates a distinct lineage in an Atlantic Forest bird.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 8 Jul 2026
Lima Rafael D, Bocalini Fernanda, Gomes Vitor, Ostrow Emily N, Catanach Therese A, Weckstein Jason D, Silveira Luís Fábio, Piacentini Vítor Q
Abstract excerpt
Although traditionally viewed as opposing divergence, hybridization can have diverse evolutionary outcomes. Yet, its role in lineage divergence remains unclear. To investigate this process, we examined the evolutionary history of the Black-cheeked Gnateater (Conopophaga melanops) from the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. The central subspecies, C. m. perspicillata, exhibits plumage traits intermediate to...
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