The interplay of colour and bioacoustic traits in the differentiation of a Southeast Asian songbird complex

Abstract

Morphological traits have served generations of biologists as a taxonomic indicator, and have been the main basis for defining and classifying species diversity for centuries. A quantitative integration of behavioural characters, such as vocalizations, in studies on biotic differentiation has arisen more recently, and the relative impor

Comparative Genomics and Evolution of Avian Specialized Traits

“…Many differentiated regions in the genomes of munia ( Lonchura ) species contain genes related to colour formation ( ASIP , EDN3 , IGSF11 , KITLG , MC1R , and SOX10 ), proving that recombination of ancestral genetic variation leads to phenotypic variation [ 82 ]. Extreme colour differences among subpopulations in the limestone wren-babbler ( Napothera crispifrons ) may be caused by a few genomic loci associated with the expression of pigmentation, including RAB3IP and SLC16A3 [ 83 ].…”

Genome‐wide SNPs confirm plumage polymorphism and hybridisation within a Cyornis flycatcher species complex

“…High‐throughput sequencing has allowed for increasing molecular marker density at reduced cost in studies addressing the evolutionary dynamics of complicated radiations of non‐model organisms (e.g. Garg et al, 2018, 2019; Gwee et al, 2020, 2021; Nater et al, 2015; Ng et al, 2017; Prost et al, 2019; Wagner et al, 2012). Genome‐wide markers such as single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are increasingly used to elucidate fine scale differences among species and delimit cryptic taxa by virtue of their great abundance throughout the genome and ease of modelling (Chattopadhyay et al, 2016; Garg et al, 2016; Gwee et al, 2020; Hess et al, 2011; Kjeldsen et al, 2016; Morin et al, 2004; Rheindt et al, 2014; Wagner et al, 2012).…”