The Journal of heredity
Genomic resources for comparative analyses of obligate avian brood parasitism.
Rachel A Carroll, Edward S Ricemeyer, LaDeana W Hillier, Jeffrey M DaCosta, Ekaterina Osipova, Sara Smith, Gabriel A Jamie, Juan G Martinez, Mercedes Molina-Morales, Tomas Marques-Bonet, Joseph D Manthey, Diana Haddad, Matthew J Fuxjager, Kathleen S Lynch, Jonathan M D Wood
Published: 202510.1093/jhered/esaf087
Abstract
Examples of convergent evolution, wherein distantly related organisms evolve similar traits, including behaviors, underscore the adaptive power of natural selection. In birds, obligate brood parasitism, and the associated loss of parental care behavi…
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