genetic diversity Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

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?

Extremely low genetic diversity in the Seychelles Magpie-Robin

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-02-28T12:43:54+00:009 Mar 2023|Conservation, DNA sequencing, endangered, genetic diversity, island birds, population recovery, re-introduction|

New genetic techniques can inform future translocations.

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

Overlooked diversity in a European context

By Manuel Schweizer|2022-04-29T15:29:48+00:009 May 2022|cryptic, diversification, diversity, DNA sequencing, evolution, genetic diversity, Genetics, IBIS, Mediterranean forest, museum collections, phylogeny, population structure, Speciation, Taxonomy|

Genome-wide data uncovers two morphologically cryptic lineages in the Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Breaking into the Major Histocompatibility Complex

By Alexandra McCubbin|2022-03-16T13:15:13+00:0017 Mar 2022|avian biology, BOU-funded, diversification, DNA sequencing, early career, ecology, ECR, endemic, genetic diversity, Genetics, genomics, island birds, storm-petrels|

The novel detection of two MHC lineages in Hydrobates storm petrels on the Azores

Disjunct populations: connecting the dots

By Ashish Jha|2022-03-04T11:33:34+00:007 Mar 2022|birds of conservation concern, Conservation, distribution, DNA barcoding, DNA sequencing, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, evolution, fieldwork, genetic diversity, Genetics, habitat degradation, passerines, population dynamics, population structure, range expansion|

Discontinuous populations of Yellow-throated Bulbul are genetically connected

Rapid morphological evolution on remote islands

By Chentao Wei|2021-07-15T18:47:32+00:0022 Jul 2021|BOU-funded, evolution, genetic diversity, Genetics, island birds, morphology, phylogeny, population divergence, Taxonomy|

Resolving the taxonomic status of an island dwarfism warbler population

Lacking knowledge is threatening kiwi diversity

By Malin Undin|2021-04-21T11:31:24+00:0022 Apr 2021|Conservation, endangered, endemic, genetic diversity, population recovery|

What is the genetic key to long-term sustainable kiwi management?