gene flow Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Scattering genes in Xantus’s Hummingbird

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-11-15T10:10:44+00:0016 Nov 2023|bird movements, connectivity, dispersal, DNA sequencing, gene flow, Genetics, hummingbirds, population structure|

Genetic analyses reveal female-mediated gene flow from north to south.

The genetic tale of Aquatic Warblers

By Justyna Kubacka|2023-07-26T12:48:29+00:0031 Jul 2023|birds of conservation concern, gene flow, genetic diversity, Genetics, passerines, wetlands|

A rare songbird harbours low diversity but excels in gene flow

A Fairy Tern tale

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-05-03T07:06:41+00:004 May 2023|Conservation, diversification, DNA sequencing, endangered, gene flow, genetic diversity, island birds, population divergence, Seabirds|

What is the genetic status of the New Zealand population?

How different is a subspecies?

By Cheryl Dykstra|2023-04-16T19:28:07+00:0024 Apr 2023|avian biology, DNA sequencing, fieldwork, gene flow, Genetics, population structure, raptors|

Researchers find genetic differences in a distinctive subspecies of a common raptor

Azorean Woodcocks

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-09-19T10:40:24+00:0022 Sep 2022|dispersal, diversification, gene flow, genetic diversity, Genetics, island birds, Migration, population divergence, ringing|

Is there gene flow between the Azores and mainland Europe?

The mixed-up world of swifts

By Alice Cibois|2022-07-13T11:39:17+00:0018 Jul 2022|avian biology, cryptic, diversity, DNA barcoding, flight, gene flow, genetic diversity, Genetics, hybridization, hybrids, IBIS, population dynamics, population structure, populations|

Two species of swifts hybridize with each other in an unsuspected way

The Dead Sea Sparrow: one or two species?

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-06-13T12:27:22+00:0016 Jun 2022|distribution, diversification, DNA sequencing, gene flow, morphology, passerines, phylogeny, population divergence, Taxonomy|

Combining several lines of evidence to reach a solid taxonomic decision.

Walking on the wild side

By Will Smith|2021-12-27T17:15:46+00:0027 Dec 2021|Conservation, domesticated, early-career researcher, ECR, evolution, Galliformes, gene flow, hybridization, pigeon, populations, selection|

What are the challenges of studying and conserving the wild forms of our domestic animals?

The taxonomic grey zone of the Olive Woodpecker

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-08-12T07:18:36+00:0012 Aug 2021|demography, diversification, evolution, gene flow, Genetics, Taxonomy|

Should this African woodpecker be classified as two or three species?

Adaptation and gene flow in Dead Sea Sparrows

By Tali Magory Cohen|2020-10-13T10:21:53+00:004 Nov 2019|gene flow, Genetics, phenology, population structure, range expansion|

An intimate look into the life of the mysterious Dead Sea Sparrow