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Shaner PL, Chen Y, Hsu Y. Niche-trait relationships at individual and population level in three co-occurring passerine species. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:7378-7389. [PMID: 34188820 PMCID: PMC8216981 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
The niche variation hypothesis (NVH) predicts that populations with wider niches exhibit greater morphological variation through increased interindividual differences in both niche and morphology. In this study, we examined niche-trait relationships in three passerine species (Cyanoderma ruficeps, Sinosuthora webbiana, and Zosterops simplex). A total of 289 C. ruficeps from 7 sites, 259 S. webbiana from 8 sites, and 144 Z. simplex from 6 sites were sampled along an elevation gradient (0-2,700 m) in Taiwan from 2009 to 2017. We measured bill traits (length, width, and depth of bill) and body size traits (length of head, tarsus, and wing) of the birds, which were reduced to four principal components (bill PC1, bill PC2, body size PC1, and body size PC2). We collected feather tissues for stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses to quantify their isotope niche. We quantified interindividual differences in isotope space and trait space with four diversity metrics (divergence, dispersion, evenness, and uniqueness) and tested whether interindividual differences in isotope space and trait space are positively associated. We quantified population isotope niche width by Bayesian ellipse area and population morphological variation by variances of the PCs. The results showed that individual uniqueness in isotope niche and bill morphology (average closeness of individuals within the population isotope/trait space) were positively associated across three species. Furthermore, isotope niche width and bill PC1 (reflecting the size of bill) variation at population level were also positively associated across the three species, supporting the NVH. Of the three species, C. ruficeps and S. webbiana showed stronger support for the NVH than Z. simplex, possibly due to the latter having narrower elevational distribution and a more specialized, plant-based diet. The diversity metrics represented different aspects of interindividual differences in niche/trait space, and for the passerines, individual uniqueness appeared to play an important role in their niche-trait dynamics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pei‐Jen L. Shaner
- Department of Life ScienceNational Taiwan Normal UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Department of Life ScienceNational Taiwan Normal UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental StudiesNational Dong Hwa UniversityHualienTaiwan
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Dawson Pell FSE, Senar JC, Franks DW, Hatchwell BJ. Fine-scale genetic structure reflects limited and coordinated dispersal in the colonial monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus. Mol Ecol 2021; 30:1531-1544. [PMID: 33502033 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
The genetic structure of animal populations has considerable behavioural, ecological and evolutionary implications and may arise from various demographic traits. Here, we use observational field data and molecular genetics to determine the genetic structure of an invasive population of monk parakeets, Myiopsitta monachus, at a range of spatial scales, and investigate the demographic processes that generate the observed structure. Monk parakeets construct large nests that can house several pairs occupying separate chambers; these nests are often aggregated within nesting trees. We determined patterns of relatedness within compound nests, within nesting trees and between trees. Spatial autocorrelation analyses of pairwise genetic relatedness revealed fine-scale genetic structure with relatives of both sexes spatially clustered within, but not beyond, nesting trees. In addition, males were more related to males sharing their compound nests than to other males occupying the same nesting tree. By contrast, males and females within compound nests were not significantly more closely related than elsewhere in the same tree, and we found no evidence for inbreeding. Adults showed high breeding site fidelity between years despite considerable disturbance of nest sites. Natal dispersal was female-biased, but dispersal distances were relatively short with some natal philopatry observed in both sexes. Sibling coalitions, typically of males, were observed amongst both philopatric and dispersing birds. Our results show significant clustering of kin within compound nests and nesting trees resulting from limited and coordinated natal dispersal, with subsequent breeding site fidelity. The resulting genetic structure has implications for social behaviour in this unusual parrot species.
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- Department of Biology and Department of Computer Science, The University of York, York, UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Leedale AE, Sharp SP, Simeoni M, Robinson EJH, Hatchwell BJ. Fine-scale genetic structure and helping decisions in a cooperatively breeding bird. Mol Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.14553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Amy E. Leedale
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences; University of Sheffield; Sheffield UK
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- Lancaster Environment Centre; Lancaster University; Lancaster UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences; University of Sheffield; Sheffield UK
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- York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis & Department of Biology; University of York; York UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences; University of Sheffield; Sheffield UK
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Botero-Delgadillo E, Quirici V, Poblete Y, Cuevas É, Kuhn S, Girg A, Teltscher K, Poulin E, Kempenaers B, Vásquez RA. Variation in fine-scale genetic structure and local dispersal patterns between peripheral populations of a South American passerine bird. Ecol Evol 2017; 7:8363-8378. [PMID: 29075455 PMCID: PMC5648682 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 07/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The distribution of suitable habitat influences natal and breeding dispersal at small spatial scales, resulting in strong microgeographic genetic structure. Although environmental variation can promote interpopulation differences in dispersal behavior and local spatial patterns, the effects of distinct ecological conditions on within‐species variation in dispersal strategies and in fine‐scale genetic structure remain poorly understood. We studied local dispersal and fine‐scale genetic structure in the thorn‐tailed rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda), a South American bird that breeds along a wide latitudinal gradient. We combine capture‐mark‐recapture data from eight breeding seasons and molecular genetics to compare two peripheral populations with contrasting environments in Chile: Navarino Island, a continuous and low density habitat, and Fray Jorge National Park, a fragmented, densely populated and more stressful environment. Natal dispersal showed no sex bias in Navarino but was female‐biased in the more dense population in Fray Jorge. In the latter, male movements were restricted, and some birds seemed to skip breeding in their first year, suggesting habitat saturation. Breeding dispersal was limited in both populations, with males being more philopatric than females. Spatial genetic autocorrelation analyzes using 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci confirmed the observed dispersal patterns: a fine‐scale genetic structure was only detectable for males in Fray Jorge for distances up to 450 m. Furthermore, two‐dimensional autocorrelation analyzes and estimates of genetic relatedness indicated that related males tended to be spatially clustered in this population. Our study shows evidence for context‐dependent variation in natal dispersal and corresponding local genetic structure in peripheral populations of this bird. It seems likely that the costs of dispersal are higher in the fragmented and higher density environment in Fray Jorge, particularly for males. The observed differences in microgeographic genetic structure for rayaditos might reflect the genetic consequences of population‐specific responses to contrasting environmental pressures near the range limits of its distribution.
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- Esteban Botero-Delgadillo
- Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile.,SELVA: Research for conservation in the Neotropics Bogotá Colombia
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- Departamento de Ecología y Biodiversidad Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales Universidad Andrés Bello Santiago Chile.,Centro de Investigación Para la Sustentabilidad Universidad Andrés Bello Santiago Chile
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- Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile.,Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Universidad de las Américas Santiago Chile
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- Doctorado en Medicina de la Conservación Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales Universidad Andrés Bello Santiago Chile
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- Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Max Plank Institute for Ornithology Seewiesen Germany
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- Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Max Plank Institute for Ornithology Seewiesen Germany
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- Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Max Plank Institute for Ornithology Seewiesen Germany
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- Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile
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- Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Max Plank Institute for Ornithology Seewiesen Germany
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- Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile
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Arnberg NN, Shizuka D, Chaine AS, Lyon BE. Social network structure in wintering golden-crowned sparrows is not correlated with kinship. Mol Ecol 2015; 24:5034-44. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.13366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Revised: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Nina N. Arnberg
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of California; Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- School of Biological Sciences; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln Nebraska 68588 USA
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- Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale du CNRS (USR2936); 2 route du CNRS 09200 Moulis France
- Institute for Advanced Studies in Toulouse; Toulouse School of Economics; 21 allée de Brienne 31015 Toulouse France
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of California; Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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Dijk RE, Covas R, Doutrelant C, Spottiswoode CN, Hatchwell BJ. Fine‐scale genetic structure reflects sex‐specific dispersal strategies in a population of sociable weavers (
Philetairus socius
). Mol Ecol 2015; 24:4296-311. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.13308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- René E. Dijk
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences University of Sheffield Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN UK
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources University of Porto Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas no 7 4485‐661 Vairão Portugal
- Biology Department Science Faculty University of Porto Rua Campo Alegre s/n 4169‐007 Porto Portugal
- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology DST‐NRF Centre of Excellence University of Cape Town Rondebosch 7701 South Africa
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- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology DST‐NRF Centre of Excellence University of Cape Town Rondebosch 7701 South Africa
- CEFE‐CNRS 1919 Route de Mende Cedex 5 F 34293 Montpellier France
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- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology DST‐NRF Centre of Excellence University of Cape Town Rondebosch 7701 South Africa
- Department of Zoology University of Cambridge Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EJ UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences University of Sheffield Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN UK
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Habitats matter: the incidence of and response to fear screams in a habitat generalist, the vinous-throated parrotbill Paradoxornis webbianus. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-015-1969-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hsu YC, Shaner PJ, Chang CI, Ke L, Kao SJ. Trophic niche width increases with bill-size variation in a generalist passerine: a test of niche variation hypothesis. J Anim Ecol 2013; 83:450-9. [PMID: 24107232 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The niche variation hypothesis (NVH) predicts that populations with wider niches are phenotypically more variable than populations with narrower niches, which is frequently used to explain diversifying processes such as ecological release. However, not all empirical evidence supports the NVH. Furthermore, a relationship between population phenotypic variation and niche width can be caused by sexual selection or environmental gradients, which should be carefully considered along with competition in explaining niche variation. In this study, we used eight populations of a generalist passerine species, Paradoxornis webbianus (vinous-throated parrotbill), to test the NVH. We assessed evidence of ecological sexual dimorphism and environmental gradients in bill morphology of P. webbianus. A total of 170 P. webbianus from eight sites ranging 24-2668 m in altitude were included in this study. We used two principal components to quantify bill morphology: one describes bill size and the other describes bill slenderness. We used stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of bird feathers to quantify trophic positions, and we estimated population trophic niche width using Bayesian standardized ellipse area. Paradoxornis webbianus with larger and more slender bills fed at higher trophic levels and population trophic niche width tended to increase with bill-size variation, supporting the NVH. The males had larger bills and marginally higher nitrogen isotope values than the females, suggesting ecological sexual dimorphism. Despite a positive correlation between bill size and wing length indicating sexual selection for larger male size, only three of the eight populations showed both male-biased bill size and male-biased wing length. Sexual dimorphism explained 13%-64% of bill-size variation across sites, suggesting its role in niche variation could vary greatly among populations. The variation in bill slenderness in P. webbianus increased with elevation. However, neither bill-size variation nor trophic niche width changed with elevation. Therefore, environmental gradients that could be reflected in the elevation are not likely to drive the observed morphological and niche variation. This study provides an empirical case for the NVH and highlights the importance of investigating sexual dimorphism and environmental gradients in studies of niche dynamics.
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- Yu-Cheng Hsu
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Bertrand JAM, Bourgeois YXC, Delahaie B, Duval T, García-Jiménez R, Cornuault J, Heeb P, Milá B, Pujol B, Thébaud C. Extremely reduced dispersal and gene flow in an island bird. Heredity (Edinb) 2013; 112:190-6. [PMID: 24084644 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2013.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The Réunion grey white-eye, Zosterops borbonicus, a passerine bird endemic to Réunion Island in the Mascarene archipelago, represents an extreme case of microgeographical plumage colour variation in birds, with four distinct colour forms occupying different parts of this small island (2512 km(2)). To understand whether such population differentiation may reflect low levels of dispersal and gene flow at a very small spatial scale, we examined population structure and gene flow by analysing variation at 11 microsatellite loci among four geographically close localities (<26 km apart) sampled within the distribution range of one of the colour forms, the brown-headed brown form. Our results revealed levels of genetic differentiation that are exceptionally high for birds at such a small spatial scale. This strong population structure appears to reflect low levels of historical and contemporary gene flow among populations, unless very close geographically (<10 km). Thus, we suggest that the Réunion grey white-eye shows an extremely reduced propensity to disperse, which is likely to be related to behavioural processes.
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- J A M Bertrand
- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paul Sabatier-Ecole Nationale de Formation Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paul Sabatier-Ecole Nationale de Formation Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paul Sabatier-Ecole Nationale de Formation Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Société Calédonienne d'Ornithologie Nord, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paul Sabatier-Ecole Nationale de Formation Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paul Sabatier-Ecole Nationale de Formation Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paul Sabatier-Ecole Nationale de Formation Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paul Sabatier-Ecole Nationale de Formation Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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Qu Y, Zhang R, Quan Q, Song G, Li SH, Lei F. Incomplete lineage sorting or secondary admixture: disentangling historical divergence from recent gene flow in the Vinous-throated parrotbill (Paradoxornis webbianus). Mol Ecol 2012; 21:6117-33. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.12080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2012] [Revised: 09/03/2012] [Accepted: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Yanhua Qu
- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; 100101; China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; 100101; China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; 100101; China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; 100101; China
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- Department of Life Science; National Taiwan Normal University; Taibei; Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; 100101; China
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Lee JW. Females may not obtain indirect genetic benefits from extra-pair paternity in vinous-throated parrotbills, Paradoxornis webbianus. J ETHOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10164-011-0292-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Crottini A, Galimberti A, Boto A, Serra L, Liu Y, Yeung C, Yang X, Barbuto M, Casiraghi M. Toward a resolution of a taxonomic enigma: First genetic analyses of Paradoxornis webbianus and Paradoxornis alphonsianus (Aves: Paradoxornithidae) from China and Italy. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2010; 57:1312-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2009] [Revised: 07/12/2010] [Accepted: 09/15/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Natal dispersal and philopatry in a group-living but noncooperative passerine bird, the vinous-throated parrotbill. Anim Behav 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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