population divergence Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

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?

The Hidden Past of the Macleay Kākāpō

By Lindsey Gray|2023-01-17T09:51:56+00:0016 Jan 2023|avian biology, forest birds, Genetics, island birds, museum collections, natural history, parrot, population divergence, Psittaciformes|

Can 21st century science decipher the murky origins of a collection of 19th century endangered parrots?

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 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.

Shiny feathers in the mountains

By Chih-Ming Hung|2021-09-30T11:45:55+00:0020 Sep 2021|adaptation, alpine birds, avian biology, colouration, communication, diversification, evolution, feathers, forest birds, IBIS, island birds, passerines, phenotypic variation, plumage, population divergence, ultraviolet light|

Mountain babblers reflect more UV light than lowland babblers

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

Males have preferences too

By Abby Kimmitt|2020-10-12T16:29:17+00:0016 Feb 2019|mate selection, Migration, population divergence, seasonal sympatry|

Males exhibit courtship preferences based on migratory strategy of a potential mate