Predictable evolution towards larger brains in birds colonizing oceanic islands
| Autor: | Ferran Sayol, Philip A. Downing, Andrew N. Iwaniuk, Joan Maspons, Daniel Sol |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2041-1723 50597493 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-018-05280-8 |
| Popis: | Islands may impose a distinct set of selective pressures, leading to the repeated evolution of certain traits. Here, Sayol et al. compare brain sizes of more than 1900 bird species in a phylogenetic context, finding a consistent trend for in situ evolution of increased brain size in island birds. |
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