A high-quality de novo genome assembly for clapper rail (Rallus crepitans)

EC Elizondo, BC Faircloth, RT Brumfield… - G3: Genes …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The clapper rail (Rallus crepitans), of the family Rallidae, is a secretive marsh bird species
that is adapted for high salinity habitats. They are very similar in appearance to the closely …

Genetic structure, UV‐vision, wing coloration and size coincide with colour polymorphism in Fabriciana adippe butterflies

D Polic, Y Yıldırım, S Merilaita, M Franzén… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Colour polymorphisms have long served as model systems in evolutionary studies and
continue to inform about processes involved in the origin and dynamics of biodiversity …

Intraspecific variation of three plumage-cryptic bulbul species

A Dejtaradol, M Päckert, SC Renner - Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2024 - Elsevier
Bird songs and morphometry are frequently used to distinguish bird species which are
plumage-cryptic, or to delineate boundaries of subspecies. Rubigula flaviventris …

A Population Bottleneck Did Not Affect Polymorphism Rates in California Swainson's Hawks

CW Briggs, EA Wommack… - Journal of Raptor …, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
Raptor polymorphisms have played an important role in understanding how evolutionary
forces within and between populations operate. However, within a population little is known …

Convergent evolution of noncoding elements associated with short tarsus length in birds

SB Shakya, SV Edwards, TB Sackton - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar traits in unrelated lineages
across the Tree of Life. Various factors underlie convergent evolution including convergent …