The evolution of migration in birds has fascinated biologists for centuries. In this study, we
performed phylogenetic‐based analyses of C atharus thrushes, a model genus in the study …

With the development and greater accessibility of molecular techniques, genetic surveys can
be conducted to determine the degree of genetic variation for currently defined populations …

Investigating the extent (or the existence) of local adaptation is crucial to understanding how
populations adapt. When experiments or fitness measurements are difficult or impossible to …

Differentiation, often leading to speciation, is common among island populations of birds.
However, migratory species tend to differentiate less because increased movements often …

Cyclical periods of global cooling have been important drivers of biotic differentiation
throughout the Quaternary. Ice age-induced sea level fluctuations can lead to changing …

Populations of invasive species that colonize and spread in novel environments may
differentiate both through demographic processes and local selection. European starlings …

Detailed evaluations of genomic variation between sister species often reveal distinct
chromosomal regions of high relative differentiation (ie,“islands of differentiation” in FST), but …

Avian genomics currently is focused on applications of whole genome sequences to the
understanding of avian biology. Beyond being a table of contents of genes, transposons …

The objectives of this study were to describe and evaluate potential drivers of genetic
structure in Canadian breeding populations of the Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla. We …

Background Genetic tests of paleoecological hypotheses have been rare, partly because
recent genetic divergence is difficult to detect and time. According to fossil plant data …