Niche expansion and adaptive divergence in the global radiation of crows and ravens

Traits that facilitate adaptive responses to novel environments may facilitate global radiations. Here, the authors describe diversification dynamics of crows, finding that their global radiation coincides with high rates of phenotypic and climatic niche evolution.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joan Garcia-Porta, Daniel Sol, Matt Pennell, Ferran Sayol, Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou, Carlos A. Botero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29707-5