Archive

On this page you can find an overview of all the blog posts that I have written over the years.

1. Mitochondrial introgression from Red-billed into Black-billed Gulls
2. Do mixed singers lead to introgression in Leaf Warblers?
3. That’s nuts! Early evolution of the Nutcracker was not driven by co-evolution with pine seeds
4. Peregrine Falcons with ‘eye make-up’ might be better hunters
5. The benefit of “broken” hybrids
6. The type specimens of the Great Spotted Kiwi are hybrids
7. The genetics of range expansion in Anna’s Hummingbird
8. Some hybrid parrots don’t care about the boundaries between genera
9. Surprisingly high genome-wide diversity in the California Condor
10. Dating with different techniques: Consilience of divergence times between Bean Goose species
11. Decoupling of genetic and phenotypic evolution in the Tawny-Crowned Greenlet
12. Do aggressive interactions lead to plumage divergence in chickadees?
13. What causes taxonomic disagreement between bird checklists?
14. Hubbs Principle: Loneliness can lead to hybridization
15. When 1 + 1 = 3: Hybrid speciation in birds
16. Does mitochondrial introgression also impact the nuclear genome?
17. What is the most diverged avian hybrid?
18. Urbanization promotes hybridization between Common Swift and Pallid Swift
19. The reticulated evolution of the Bean Goose complex
20. Past, present and future of a huge inversion in the Common Quail
21. Inbred House Sparrow nestlings have shorter telomeres
22. Blue-eyed Shags colonized Southern Ocean islands in two waves
23. Reclassifying Robins: Two new species on the Canary Islands
24. The beak color of the finch
25. The evolution of multi-copy genes on the W-chromosome
26. Calling fast and slow: Hybridization risk affects female choice in Spadefoot Toads
27. Is Lilian’s Meadowlark a distinct species?
28. Applying the Biological Species Concept to Bacteria
29. What caused the decline of the Green Peafowl?
30. Slow down, please: The evolution of beak morphology in Tanagers
31. How different are Mallards and Chinese Spot-billed Ducks on a genetic level?
32. Big geological events and a small bird: the evolutionary story of the Rifleman
33. What determines range shifts up and down tropical mountains?
34. Adaptive introgression between two high-altitude duck species
35. Is the Altai Snowcock a hybrid species?
36. The ebb and flow of the Taiwan Strait shaped patterns of gene flow between two partridge species
37. Puffin population structure: There is more than meets the eye
38. Extensive introgression between Red-naped and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
39. What is a species anyway?
40. Genetic mismatches in the Long-tailed Finch
41. Stuck in a Ruff: Having a supergene is not always super
42. Should we save the Kākāpō?
43. Does founder-effect speciation occur in the Silvereye?
44. How did snowfinches adapt to high-altitude environments?
45. Convergent evolution of color morphs in Skuas
46. Two American sparrows with similar mtDNA: Rapid speciation or hybridization?
47. How Amazon parrots spread across the Greater Antilles
48. Scientists “resurrect” ancient proteins to understand how penguins can hold their breath for so long
49. Ancient gene flow complicates phylogenetic analyses of leaf warblers
50. The danger of few genetic markers: Revisiting introgression between Chukar and Red-legged Partridge
51. Singing a different song: Incipient speciation in the Small Tree Finch
52. Splitting the Black-throated Trogon into five species
53. The extinct cave-rails were not rails
54. The evolution of mechanical sounds in Doraditos
55. What is the difference between hard and soft selection?
56. Do gut microbiota contribute to reproductive isolation between Nightingale species?
57. A supergene determines morphological variation in redpolls
58. Why do some female hummingbirds look like males?
59. How low can you go? Exploring sex-linked genetic diversity in Barn Swallows
60. How the Fasciated Antshrike met the Bamboo Antshrike
61. The genetic basis of long-distance migration in Peregrine Falcons
62. Whistlers highlight the unreliability of DNA barcodes
63. Incomplete lineage sorting impacted the evolution of marsupials
64. Divergence in a crowded space: How sympatry influences the evolution of wood-warblers
65. A transposable element associated with migratory behavior of Willow Warblers
66. Genomic evidence for sexual traits as honest indicators of immune function in birds?
67. Rapid speciation through reshuffling of existing genetic variation
68. The role of positive selection during the genomic evolution of Flycatchers
69. The evolution of bird song: gradual or punctuated?
70. How was the genome of non-avian dinosaurs arranged?
71. A mitochondrial mystery involving two Monarch Flycatchers
72. How did rails spread across the globe?
73. Are Quail hybrids more susceptible to avian malaria?
74. Stopping the decline of the Bearded Vulture
75. First-generation hybrids between two highly divergent Wren species
76. Delineating conservation units in the Pink Cockatoo
77. Morphological and genetic evidence for hybrids between Magnolia Warbler and American Redstart
78. Social bonds and migratory behavior determine the likelihood of hybridization in birds
79. Mismatches between mtDNA, nuclear markers and morphology in the Canada Jay
80. Chromosomal evolution in sandpipers
81. The benefits and drawbacks of living on an island
82. Isolated in Iberia: Unraveling the origin of an Iberian Rook population
83. Recent and ancient hybridization among sea duck species, including a potential hybrid species
84. Quantitative genetic analyses of Song Sparrows reveal the dark side of gene flow
85. Using evolution in conservation: Genomic vulnerability of the Little Greenbul
86. Resolving the White-eye phylogeny
87. Do Chestnut-colored Woodpecker and Golden-olive Woodpecker hybridize?
88. Using genetic data to protect the Atlantic and Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
89. Genetic evidence for hybrids between Copper Seedeater and Pearly-bellied Seedeater
90. Similar migration strategies explain the evolution of flight calls in wood warblers
91. What shaped the evolution of the Azure-crowned Hummingbird: geographic barriers or climate?
92. Studying Willow and Alder Flycatcher at different stages in the speciation process
93. A chicken and egg situation: did the Red or the Green Junglefowl evolve first?
94. Demography or selection: What determines the hybridization dynamics between Saltmarsh Sparrow and Nelson’s Sparrow?
95. Body size and phylogenetic history constrain the evolution of bird song
96. Rampant introgression across the evolutionary tree of suboscine birds
97. How did the population of Sussex Peregrine Falcons recover?
98. The Warbling Vireo comprises of two cryptic species
99. Hybridization helps to determine the genetic basis of head patterns in the White Wagtail
100. How can Snowfinches and Tree Sparrows survive at high altitudes?
101. Does sexual selection promote speciation?
102. Hybridization of the habitat: More admixed chickadees in urban areas
103. From the Amazon to the Atlantic Forest: the evolutionary story of the Blue-backed Manakin
104. Simultaneous wing molt as a pre-adaptation for loss of flight
105. Pinpointing “plumage genes” with hybrids between the Yellow-shafted and Red-shafted Flicker
106. Ecology matters: Diet predicts genetic divergence in Neotropical birds
107. The genetic basis of tool use in New Caledonian and Hawaiian Crows
108. East or West Africa: Where was the Helmeted Guineafowl domesticated?
109. Is the Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater a “supertramp” species?
110. Some peculiar duck hybrids provide insights into the evolution of sexual dichromatism
111. Why is sympatric speciation rare in birds?
112. From Sweden to Japan: A genetic look at the White-backed Woodpecker
113. The constrained evolution of a hybrid species, the Italian Sparrow
114. Unraveling the evolutionary history of the Manakins
115. Swapping pigmentation genes across the Parulidae phylogeny
116. How the Pleistocene glacial cycles drove the evolution of Arctic shorebirds
117. Are the Blue-faced and the Papuan Parrotfinch different species or not?
118. Are Black Kite hybrids moving into Europe?
119. Divergent sperm morphology as a reproductive barrier between Saltmarsh and Nelson’s Sparrow
120. Unraveling the evolutionary history of the Galapagos Rail
121. Similar plumage, but different songs: How many subspecies of Willow Flycatcher are there?
122. Are there still ‘pure’ Javan Pied Starlings?
123. Genomic islands of differentiation in seedeaters are mainly the outcome of selective sweeps
124. What is so special about Darwin’s Finches?
125. Searching for a hybrid zone between two Andean warblers
126. Bioacoustics support the decision to split the Elegant Pitta into three species
127. Before the invasion: Quantifying the level of pre-introduction selection on two Weaver species
128. How convincing is the evidence to split the Gentoo Penguin into four species?
129. Hybrids between Zebra Finch subspecies provide evidence for a weak meiotic driver
130. Ancient DNA reveals low levels of past genetic diversity in the Andean Condor
131. The mystery of the white-faced Limestone Wren-babbler: a leucistic morph or a separate (sub)species?
132. Does disrupted gene expression cause hybrid sterility in Flycatchers?
133. Integrative taxonomy of the Lesser Short-toed Lark and Sand Lark species complex
134. More markers, more power? Genomic analyses uncover fine-scale population structure in Philippine Broadbills
135. Not dead yet: The decaying W-chromosome of songbirds can still acquire new genes
136. A small genomic region explains the plumage differences between Townsend’s and Hermit Warbler
137. Rapid evolution of sexual dimorphism in island populations of the Sulawesi Babbler
138. The genomics of being an owl
139. Protecting the White-tailed Tropicbird
140. Female preference for red plumage drives hybridization in tinkerbirds
141. Hybrid pairing between a Cerulean Warbler and a Black-throated Blue Warbler
142. Ghost populations explain how the Red-billed Chough reached the Canary Islands
143. Postzygotic isolation drives speciation in Warbling-antbirds
144. How often do Barrow’s Goldeneye and Common Goldeneye hybridize?
145. Why do male and female birds look different? A role for alternative splicing
146. Adaptive potential of the endangered Antioquia wren
147. How strong is reproductive isolation between Golden-winged and Blue-winged warbler?
148. Across Asia and beyond: The evolutionary story of the Common Pheasant
149. Genetic evidence for hybridization between Magellanic and Humboldt penguins
150. The Pleistocene Arc Hypothesis explains the evolution of the Rufous-fronted Thornbird
151. The Herring Gull complex is not a ring species
152. Studying the global conquest of the Common Starling with haplotype networks
153. A mallard mystery: Unraveling the genetic basis of green egg color
154. The importance of taxonomy in saving the critically endangered Black-winged Myna
155. The taxonomic story of the Stipplethroats
156. A genetic test of the theory of island biogeography using the Fiji bush-warbler
157. Exploring the speciation continuum of hummingbirds
158. You only need one genome to unravel the demographic history of the Chinese Grouse
159. How many rosy-finch species are there in North America?
160. A new subspecies of Manx Shearwater from the Canary Islands
161. Testing the gradient speciation hypothesis in New Guinea Kingfishers
162. Rapid morphological evolution in the Silvereye: random processes or selection?
163. Unraveling the genetic basis of adaptive traits in the endangered Hihi
164. Bad news for the Brown Eared Pheasant?
165. Human activities facilitate hybridization in Allen’s Hummingbird
166. A scoring scheme to assess the reliability of bird hybrids
167. A gene within a supergene: An estrogen receptor shapes the behavior of White-throated Sparrow morphs
168. The phylogeographic story of a Manakin and a Bamboo Tyrant
169. How the Common Starling conquered Australia
170. The social network of hybrid quails
171. Why are some parrots more colorful than others?
172. Gene flow is an integral part of speciation in Beringian birds
173. Genetic patterns along the South American dry diagonal: The case of the Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
174. Where did all these penguins come from?
175. The role of neutral mutations in adaptive evolution
176. Did sexual selection drive the evolution of Gallopheasants?
177. With or without gene flow? Studying speciation in the Grey-headed Bullfinch species complex
178. More than meets the eye: How many species does the bird genus Dendrocolaptes contain?
179. The evolution of the genomic landscape in Silvereyes does not follow theoretical predictions
180. Black-and-white birds: The influence of climatic conditions on gull plumage
181. A genomic perspective on the classic hybrid zone between Baltimore and Bullock’s Oriole
182. Why do Robust Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker and Helmeted Woodpecker look alike?
183. Admixture in Amazonia: Reconstructing the evolutionary history of the Pectoral Sparrow
184. The role of hybridization in the domestication of geese
185. Convergent evolution of immune proteins in tits, chickadees, and titmice
186. The constrained evolutionary trajectories of White-eyes on the African mainland and its islands
187. Why the “Red-breasted Meidum Goose” is probably not an extinct species
188. Splitting the Long-tailed Rosefinch into a Chinese and a Siberian species
189. How did the Ice Ages affect three Scrubwrens in the highlands of Papua New Guinea?
190. Genomic study unveils the true identity of Brewster’s and Lawrence’s Warbler
191. Isolated Icterids: Unraveling the evolutionary history of the Altamira Oriole
192. The complex interplay between tRNA genes and transposable elements in bird genomes
193. Unusually low genetic diversity in the Red-billed Tropicbird
194. The magic of Fairywren hybrids
195. How the Hooded Crow got its hood: A tale of two crows and a transposable element
196. A genomic continuum from feral to wild Red Junglefowl in Singapore
197. How did the Ground Tit get its long beak?
198. Solving the genetic mystery of the mosaic canary
199. Should I stay or should I go? Patterns of gene flow across land bridges in Southeast Asia
200. Do male Hoopoes judge female quality by inspecting the color of her eggs?
201. Solving the paradox of the great speciator on the Solomon Islands
202. Intermediate color morphs of the Common Buzzard are most successful
203. Misconceptions and regressions: The evolution of bird brains
204. From the sky to the island: Flightless rail species converge on the same body plan
205. Three bird species show how to travel between the Andes and the Atlantic Forest
206. Mixing Motmots: A hybrid between Rufous and Amazonian Motmot in Brazil
207. The genomics of local adaptation in Blue Tits
208. Mitochondrial capture in the Chestnut Quail-thrush: Neutral or adaptive introgression?
209. How many ancestral species gave rise to the domestic chicken breeds?
210. The Great Speciator strikes again: Discovery of a Mangrove White-eye in Saudi Arabia
211. Building bowers and phylogenies: Genomic study reconstructs the complex evolution of bowerbirds
212. Following the Forests: How the Variable Antshrike spread around the Amazon
213. Is prezygotic isolation more important than postzygotic isolation at the onset of speciation?
214. A common species with a complex history: The evolutionary story of the Great Tit
215. How and when did Frogmouths cross Wallace’s Line?
216. Inferring introgression: Genomic study on hybridizing Darwin’s Finches highlights the importance of field observations
217. Uncovering cryptic diversity in the lesser short-toed lark species complex
218. Non-coding DNA drives the evolution of avian beak morphology
219. Figuring out the origin of two Fire-eye Antbird species in the Atlantic Forest
220. The speciation cycle of Taiga and Tundra Bean Goose
221. Are we missing something? Exploring the diversity of white-eye species on the African mainland
222. Blackcaps help to unravel the genetic basis of bird migration
223. How many members of the Lesser Whitethroat complex breed in Iran?
224. What drives avian speciation in the Amazonian floodplains?
225. Selection on metabolism and memory in a moving Chickadee hybrid zone
226. Surprisingly high genetic diversity in an island species: What happened to the Raso Lark?
227. Genetic bridges: Medium ground finch functions as a conduit for gene flow between two other Darwin’s Finches
228. The curious case of the Vaurie’s nightjar
229. Colorful females, dull males and everything in between: the complex evolution of plumage patterns in the Pacific Robin
230. Complicated Cotingas: Can we resolve any phylogeny by just adding more data?
231. Loss of migration leads to speciation in the Fork-Tailed Flycatcher
232. Do plumage patterns support the eleven subspecies of the Velazquez’s Woodpecker?
233. Ready, set, speciate: The role of sex chromosomes in the divergence of Reunion grey white-eye morphs
234. Crossbills show there is more to evolution than natural selection
235. Solving the seabird paradox: How does genetic differentiation arise in highly mobile species?
236. Splitting scimitar babblers: Genetics and morphology point to two distinct species
237. Do rivers promote avian speciation in the subtropics?
238. Captive-bred ducks are genetically swamping wild Mallard populations in eastern North America
239. A suite of subfamilies: How to classify the estrildid finches?
240. Do crows engage in extra-pair copulations to avoid hybridization?
241. Taxonomy in flux: The story of three flatbills and a flammulated flycatcher
242. Saving the Snowy Plover: How many conservation units should we protect?
243. Can you deduce the activity patterns of owl species from their eye color?
244. Black hoods or bright eyes: The evolution of plumage patterns in gulls
245. A Caribbean connection: How thrushes conquered the world
246. African adventures: Human-mediated hybridization between Common and Black-faced Impala
247. Ancient DNA helps to place two extinct duck species on the Tree of Life
248. Cryptic Crows: Genetic study uncovers a wide hybrid zone between American and Northwestern Crow
249. Does migratory behavior affect genetic diversity in the Golden-crowned Kinglet?
250. Phylogenetics in the genomic era: Reconstructing the evolutionary tree of rails (family Rallidae)
251. Hybridizing hyenas and how to find them
252. Conservation genetic in China: Comparing genetic diversity of Siberian and Sichuan Jays
253. Figuring out the evolution of forked tails in Swallows and Swifts
254. Choosy Snowcocks: How habitat preference can affect genetic population structure
255. Woodcreeper species continue to exchange DNA until 2.5 million years after divergence
256. Drum roll, please! The evolution of rhythm in Woodpeckers
257. Did the New Zealand Rockwren ever occur on North Island?
258. Let’s not hop to conclusions: Delineating species in the Rockhopper Penguin complex
259. The peculiar genomes of Falcons
260. Population Genomics of Mangrove Warblers: Looking for candidate genes in Costa Rica
261. How mountains, rivers and hybridization drove the evolution of the Blue-crowned Manakin
262. Shake your tail feather! Courtship displays and genetic analyses uncover extensive hybridization between Allen’s and Rufous Hummingbird
263. Are there still “pure” Hawaiian Ducks?
264. Beyond genetics: How different are Kentish and White-faced Plover?
265. Different migration strategies contribute to reproductive isolation between Barn Swallow subspecies
266. Babblers provide evidence for “speciation cycles” in the Himalayan-Hengduan Mountains
267. Are there really two species of red panda?
268. Ecological speciation in the saltmarshes
269. Observations confirm intergeneric hybridization between Common Black Hawk and Red-Shouldered Hawk
270. Choosing between Cerrado and Chaco: Which corridor connected the Andean and Atlantic forest populations of the Buff-browed Foliage Gleaner?
271. The variable beak of the finch: How hybridization increases variation in beak morphology
272. Contemplating Kingfishers in Indonesia: The story of a “Great Speciator”
273. Isolation by distance, adaptation or environment: What explains genetic patterns in the Red-crowned Ant-tanager?
274. Genetic study uncovers viability selection in the Imperial Eagle
275. Reader’s Hybrids: Ducks and Geese
276. Genomics on the Galapagos: Exploring the genetic diversity of Darwin’s Finches and their relatives
277. A genetic model for puntuated equilibria
278. Drawing lines between larks: How many species of Horned Lark are there?
279. Genomic data uncover subtle population structure in the White-chinned Petrel
280. Where did the Ecuadorian Creole Chicken come from?
281. A mosaic hybrid zone between Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Western Kingbird
282. Explaining the pantropical distribution of kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, motmots, and todies
283. The genomics of being a raptor
284. A taxonomic riddle: Where does the extinct Canary Islands Oystercatcher fit in?
285. A lesson in cladistics with the Plain-brown Woodcreeper
286. Unraveling the origin of the Visorbearers
287. White-throated Sparrows influence gene expression in their offspring
288. Taking advantage of hybridization to find a migration gene in warblers
289. Songbirds have an extra chromosome in their germline
290. The crazy sex-chromosomes of the Larks
291. Islands in the Andes: Are populations of the Plumbeous Sierra-finch in Ecuador genetically distinct?
292. Multispecies hybridization among Thrushes (genus Catharus)
293. Cultural evolution contributes to speciation in Crossbills
294. Are crows on islands experiencing a mutational meltdown?
295. Hybrid Honeyeaters in eastern and western Australia
296. Sparrows illustrate the possible outcomes of hybridization: from a hybrid species to a mosaic hybrid zone
297. D-statistics for Dummies: A simple test for introgression
298. The evolution of feathers: How sexual selection set the stage for natural selection
299. Promiscuous Pitohuis: Exchange of “toxicity genes” between poisonous birds?
300. A hybrid in the making? Attempted mating between Sanderling and Broad-billed Sandpiper
301. Pinning down the Shrike phylogeny
302. Testing for gene flow between Torrent Ducks in Peru and Argentina
303. Separating Sparrows: Species limits in the striped-sparrows (genus Rhynchospiza)
304. Ecological speciation in the White-tipped Plantcutter
305. How far did the hybrid zone between Hermit Warbler and Townsend’s Warbler move?
306. The Caracara Conundrum: Where does the extinct Creighton’s Caracara fit in?
307. North-south divergence within Godlewski’s Bunting coincides with the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau
308. Analyses of museum specimens uncover hybrid jays in Brazil
309. Asian Leaf Warbler might carry mitochondrial DNA of an extinct species
310. The Smell of Speciation: Chickadees prefer the scent of their own species
311. Is there a hybrid zone between subspecies of the Scarlet Macaw?
312. Classifying Corvids: Peculiar phylogeographic patterns in the crow family
313. More than meets the eye: Scientists discover several cryptic storm-petrel species
314. How many times did Steamer Ducks lose the ability to fly?
315. Genetic study reveals how four different sparrow species adapted to life in the salt marshes
316. Adventures in the Andes: The Tantalizing Tale of the Torrent Duck
317. These two White-eye species should be hybridizing, but they don’t…
318. Genetic study uncovers a deep split within the Hooded Pitta species complex
319. High levels of gene flow between different populations of North American Scoters
320. Central-American Wood-partridges are older than expected
321. Off-color Orioles: Hybrids or abnormal plumage patterns?
322. Pecking in the Pyrenees: No gene flow across a hybrid zone between Eurasian and Iberian Green Woodpecker
323. Back from the brink of extinction: The remarkable recovery of the Crested Ibis
324. How many species of Red-shouldered Hawk are there?
325. It takes two: The evolution of duets in New World warblers
326. A philosopher claims species do not exist. He is wrong.
327. Can Mandarin Ducks hybridize with other duck species?
328. The social lives of quails: Why do California and Gambel’s quail hybridize?
329. What’s for dinner? Rapid evolution of non-native frugivores on O’ahu
330. Genetic study of the Mallard complex reveals extensive hybridization with little recent gene flow
331. A Brazilian Brain-teaser: How did the hybrid zone between Rufous-capped and Bahia Spinetail form?
332. Introducing another hybrid bird species: the Salvin’s Prion
333. Spooky introgression in the African jungle: Bonobos hybridized with a “ghost” ape
334. The more the merrier? My review on multispecies hybridization in birds
335. Do grazing waterbirds surf the green wave?
336. Hybridization with escaped falconry birds and nest poaching threaten Barbary Falcons on the Canary Islands
337. The genetic legacy of population decline and recovery in the Red-cockaded Woodpecker
338. Honey, I resolved the Meliphaga phylogeny!
339. How do hybrid Tree Finches cope with parasites?
340. Does hybridization between Nuttall’s and Ladder-backed Woodpecker result in gene flow?
341. Genomic analyses point to speciation with gene flow in the Northern Saw-whet Owl
342. What drives plumage evolution in woodpeckers?
343. Hybridization and Tinkering: High levels of gene flow between Yellow-fronted and Red-fronted Tinkerbird
344. East or West? Different populations of Red-necked Phalaropes use distinct migration routes
345. Island formation drove penguin evolution
346. Oh My Gosh! The complicated taxonomy of the Northern Goshawk superspecies
347. The head of the finch: A small genetic region controls colour morphs in the Gouldian Finch
348. Cartilaginous crosses: A short overview of hybridization in sharks and rays
349. The evolution of bird coloration: Exploring the complex interplay between natural and sexual selection
350. How to turn a Carrion Crow into a Hooded Crow (and vice versa)?
351. Breaking Barriers: Low levels of gene flow among subspecies of the Grey Shrike-thrush
352. Is the Great White Heron a distinct species?
353. Species in the making: Genomic analyses reveal incipient speciation in the Ground Tit
354. Museum specimens reveal phenotypic introgression in a Scrub-Jay contact zone [Guest Post by Devon DeRaad]
355. The Niches of the Nuthatch: How local adaptation and competition have shaped the present-day distribution of the Eurasian Nuthatch
356. An Egyptian Goose is not a goose
357. Combinatorial Speciation: Reassembling of old genetic variation facilitates rapid speciation and adaptive radiation
358. Mastering Malaria: The Hawaiian ‘Amakihi uses a variety of genes to combat avian malaria
359. A Mitochondrial Mystery: Why are there two deeply divergent lineages in the Savannah Sparrow?
360. Are Chinese indigenous chicken breeds genetically “polluted” by commercial broilers?
361. Barking up the wrong species tree: How gene flow shaped canine evolution
362. Tracing the origins of the giant raptors on New Zealand
363. Chaffinches on the Canary Islands: A new subspecies on Gran Canaria
364. More than one way: How the open vegetation corridor influences the evolution of South American birds
365. Scrutinizing a Superspecies: Patterns of Gene Flow among Common, Long-legged and Upland Buzzard
366. The genetic recipe for a bird-of-paradise radiation
367. A Puzzle of Primates: Disentangling the complex evolutionary history of Baboons
368. Hybrids all the way down: Interbreeding musk turtles in Alabama
369. Are Mallards driving Black Ducks to genetic extinction?
370. Which genes contribute to speciation and adaptation in grouse?
371. Hybrid speciation in yeast: How one hybrid species gave rise to another one
372. Has climate change moved the hybrid zone between Red-naped and Red-Breasted Sapsucker?
373. Adaptation in Parrotbills fueled by standing genetic variation
374. First report of hybridization in millipedes
375. Can divergence in sperm morphology reduce hybridization in nightingales?
376. Protecting Penguins: Exploring population dynamics in several penguin species
377. Monophyletic Manakins? Not according to mtDNA…
378. Crossing the Atlantic: How the Glossy Ibis colonized North America and hybridized with the native White-faced Ibis
379. Hybridization with Painted Stork threatens the already endangered Milky Stork
380. Doing it in the Dark: Hybridization in Bats
381. A Little Brown Job: Unraveling the Chiffchaff complex
382. Scientific Sherlocks: The Case of the Imperial Pheasant
383. Why are more sex-linked genes flowing from Thrush into Common Nightingale? Exploring the faster Z-effect in birds
384. Who runs the world? Hybrid zone dynamics in a bird species where females compete for males
385. Hybridization contributes to rapid and repeated evolution of cave fish
386. Are Snow Bunting and McKay’s Bunting different species?
387. How healthy are juvenile eagle hybrids?
388. Why do different populations of the Greenish Warbler sing other songs?
389. Unraveling the history (or histories?) of the Red-bellied Woodpecker
390. Flipping DNA: The role of inversions in avian evolution
391. φοβερο! Hybrid dolphins in the Greek Seas
392. Genetic population structure of the Black-billed Gull, with a hint of Red-billed Gull
393. A hybrid between Black-browed Tit and Sooty Tit
394. Looks can be deceiving: Parallel evolution of plumage coloration in wheatears
395. Hybridization leads to emergence of a new sex chromosome
396. A hybrid zone between subspecies of the Common Ringer Plover?
397. How many hybrid bird species are there?
398. Going with the flow: Gene flow from Chinese Spot-billed Ducks into Mallards
399. Studying sperm success: A possible reproductive barrier between subspecies of the Long-tailed Finch
400. Exploring the genomic landscape of wood-warblers
401. Newly discovered hybrid zone between Colima and Virginia’s Warbler in Texas
402. What selection pressure is acting on hybrids between Audubon’s and Myrtle Warbler?
403. Crisscrossing Europe: The genetics of crossbills in the western Palearctic
404. Are yellow-rumped warbler hybrids more susceptible to parasite infections?
405. Mixing in the Marshes: King rail and clapper rail hybridize in Virginia
406. Looking for genetic differences between Araripe and helmeted manakins in Brazil
407. Salty Genes: Hybridization between saltmarsh and Nelson’s sparrow results in exchange of adaptive genes
408. Where did all these fish come from?! A genomic perspective on the explosive diversification of cichlids
409. The eagle has landed: Tracking the migration of hybrids between lesser and greater spotted eagles
410. Wall lizards form hybrid swarms in German cities
411. Pinpointing the position of a parrot hybrid zone in eastern Australia
412. Ancient DNA study sheds light on domestication history of geese in Russia
413. Got your mtDNA! Mitochondrial capture in Amazonian Jacamars
414. Fascinating Finches: Patterns of Gene Flow in South American Siskins
415. On the Origin of Pigeon Plumage Patterns: A Role for Hybridization
416. Something smells fishy: Exchange of olfactory genes between cichlids
417. High altitude hybrids: the story of Ruddy Ducks in Colombia
418. Promiscuous pathogens: What if disease-causing fungi hybridize?
419. It’s complicated: Hybrid hummingbirds in Mexico
420. Knock, Knock! Who is there? Woodpeckers, but how many species?
421. Glacial cycles culminate in hybridization events between North American Stoat populations
422. Why are seabird hybrids so rare?
423. Probing the Puzzling Plumage Patterns of White Wagtails
424. Glorious Bustards: How many species of great bustard are there?
425. Mind the gaps: The incompleteness of complete avian genome assemblies
426. The Flight of the Condor: How the Andes shapes patterns of gene flow
427. Readers’ Hybrids: A lot of hybrid parrots!
428. Let me take a selfie: Scientists discover hybridization in a selfing fish
429. Several hybridization events shaped the evolution of Neotropical flycatchers (genus Elaenia)
430. Coal tits exchange genes in central Europe
431. On avian hybrids in the low countries
432. Holy Cow! Hybridization Facilitated Domestication and Adaptation of Cows
433. Exploring gene tree discordance with lizards
434. Are hybrids between capuchino seedeaters fertile?
435. Hybridizing hares: How the snowshoe hare got its brown coat
436. How trees can drive fish speciation in the Amazon
437. Genetic Analyses confirm Hybridization in a Threatened Tern Species
438. Do land bridges facilitate gene flow between island populations?
439. Coloring outside species boundaries: A ‘super’-cool example of adaptive introgression in butterflies
440. Why Nightingales Don’t Mix: Interspecific Competition and Sterile Females
441. What keeps bird species distinct in Amazonian hybrid zones?
442. A Dutch mystery: Can you guess which duck species have hybridized?
443. What Happens When Two Badger Species Meet in Russia?
444. Dumb, dumber, hybrids? Chickadee hybrids show lower intelligence
445. The hybrid genome of the Italian Sparrow: endless genetic variation?
446. Reader’s Hybrids: A Canada Goose x Greylag Goose in the UK
447. Don’t forget the hybrids! Antbird study shows that not taking into account hybridization leads to the wrong species tree
448. Are Wagtail subspecies supported by genetic data?
449. Sorry I’m late. Less hybrid Flycatchers due to climate-driven changes in timing of breeding?
450. It’s not a tree, but a network! New insights into the evolution of baleen whales
451. Two new hybrids for the checklist: an Australian Ibis and a South-American Brush Finch
452. The subspecies of the White-collared Seedeater complex are not even closely related
453. There used to be two Black Swan species on New-Zealand
454. Hybridizing Flame-rumped Tanagers clearly show that mixing red with yellow gives you orange
455. Mixing mammoths and blending bears: DNA from fossils reveals ancient hybridization
456. Bergmann’s Rule in the Andes: The Case of the Line-cheeked Spinetail
457. Wandering Wekas: The Genetic Structure of a Flightless New Zealand Bird
458. Hybrid zones help to unravel the genetics of bird coloration
459. Disentangling the Evolutionary History of Towhees in Mexico
460. OMG (Owls, Migration and Genetics)! A Heteropatric Speciation Model for Northern Saw-whet Owls
461. From the Rainforest to the Savannah: Ecological Speciation in the Little Greenbul?
462. Hybridization as the Engine of Adaptive Radiation
463. Hybrid Bird Species: A Big Bird on the Galapagos Islands and a Small Manakin in the Amazon Basin
464. Trouble with the Tinkerbirds: Different subspecies sing the same song
465. A Reunion of Three Color Morphs on Reunion
466. Cheating in the Czech Republic: Ducks Putting Their Eggs in the Wrong Basket
467. A Lesson in Cline Theory with Some Hybridizing Barn Swallows
468. Different, but the same: How Amazonian rivers and African deserts drive bird speciation
469. Avian hybridization in Asia: Venturing into the (relatively) unknown
470. You Go, Girl! Females determine direction of gene flow in Tree Finches
471. Hybridization in Birds: The Trilogy
472. Watch Your Head: Why White Wagtails Won’t Mix
473. Looking for Migration Genes in the Willow Warbler Genome
474. Promiscuous Petrels: Genetic Study Reveals Gene Flow on a Global Scale
475. Throwback Thursday: Six Years with a Brewster’s Warbler
476. Becoming Black: The Origins of Melanic Monarcha Flycatchers
477. Che Figata! New studies on the ecology and evolution of a hybrid species, the Italian Sparrow
478. Splitting Buntings in the Sahara
479. More Species Than Meets the Eye: A Genetic Look at the Red-eyed Vireo Complex
480. Mottled Mallards on the Western Gulf Coast
481. Hybridization in Primates (and yes, that includes you!)
482. Arctic Sharks: A Story of Ice-olation and Hybridization
483. Hybrid Owls: Californian Contacts and Mediterranean Migrants
484. The Beak of the Bullfinch: Remains of an Extinct Bird Species Found on the Azores
485. Two Crow Hybrid Zones for the Price of One!
486. A Northern and a Southern Perspective on Hybrids between Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warbler
487. The Ecological Succession Story of Hybridizing Bluebirds
488. Hybrid Geese: A Trilogy of Papers
489. Throwback Thursday: Observations of Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted Flickers in a 1893 letter to Science
490. Throwback Thursday: Strange Swallows from 1902
491. Some Hybrid Woodpeckers from North and South America
492. Throwback Thursday: A Hybrid Quail That Tried to Phone Home
493. The Superb Bird-of-Paradise and the ‘Dancing Species Concept’
494. The Songs of Tree Finches (and their hybrids)
495. Hybrid Geese in Finnish Hunting Bags
496. Hybridizing Buntings in Iran
497. Rawnsley’s Bowerdbird: Another species that turns out to be a hybrid
498. Separating the wheat from the (chiff)chaff
499. Interspecific Spooning
500. It’s not a new species, it’s a hybrid!
501. Conservation of the Mottled Duck: Multiple Populations and a Feral Threat
502. A New Year and some new papers
503. Spring Updates, including artistic Pheasants and Promiscuous Petrels
504. An Early Christmas Present: Pictures and Papers
505. Amazonian Hybrids
506. Recent Updates: Flycatchers, Birds-of-Paradise, Eagles and Malagasy Passerines
507. Morphology Insufficient to Detect Hybrid Sparrows
508. Giant Petrel Hybrids are Fertile
509. Thrush Migration and Speciation