Asymmetric song recognition does not influence gene flow in an emergent songbird hybrid zone

WE Brooks, PH Wimberger - Ornithology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Hybrid zones can be used to examine the mechanisms, like song recognition, that affect
reproductive isolation and speciation. Song has mixed support as a driver of speciation; we …

Machine learning reveals that climate, geography, and cultural drift all predict bird song variation in coastal Zonotrichia leucophrys

J Yang, BC Carstens, KL Provost - Ornithology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Previous work has demonstrated that there is extensive variation in the songs of White-
crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) throughout the species range, including between …

Machine learning reveals relationships between song, climate, and migration in coastal Zonotrichia leucophrys

J Yang, BC Carstens, KL Provost - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Vocalization behavior in birds, especially songs, strongly affects reproduction, but it is also
highly impacted by geographic distance, climate, and time. For this reason, phenotypic …

Identifying genetic structure and divergence between Zonotrichia leucophrys subspecies and habitat ecotypes

BG Oguntuase-Osagie - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Habitat heterogeneity which includes environmental conditions are known to increase
species richness and may lead to speciation or genetic structure. This study used a …