Sucrose digestion capacity in birds shows convergent coevolution with nectar composition across continents

Sucrose digestion capacity in birds shows convergent coevolution with nectar composition across continents

Summary: The major lineages of nectar-feeding birds (hummingbirds, sunbirds, honeyeaters, flowerpiercers, and lorikeets) are considered examples of convergent evolution. We compared sucrose digestion capacity and sucrase enzymatic activity per unit intestinal surface area among 50 avian species from...

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Main Authors: Todd J. McWhorter, Jonathan A. Rader, Jorge E. Schondube, Susan W. Nicolson, Berry Pinshow, Patricia A. Fleming, Yocelyn T. Gutiérrez-Guerrero, Carlos Martínez del Rio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:iScience
Subjects:
Biological Sciences
Zoology
Evolutionary biology
Phylogenetics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221006854

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