How and why species multiply : the radiation of Darwin's finches / by Grant, Peter R., 1936-, Grant, B. Rosemary

The terroir of the finch: How spatial and temporal variation shapes phenotypic traits in Darwin's finches by Paola L. Carrión, Joost A. M. Raeymaekers, Luis Fernando De León, Jaime A. Chaves, Diana M. T. Sharpe, Sarah K. Huber, Anthony Herrel, Bieke Vanhooydonck, Kiyoko M. Gotanda, Jennifer A. H. Koop, Sarah A. Knutie, Dale H. Clayton, Jeffrey Podos, Andrew P. Hendry

“…As such, the effect of terroir seems to be very strong in Darwin's finches, notwithstanding the oft‐emphasized interannual variation. …”
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Insights into the evolution of Darwin's finches from comparative analysis of the Geospiza magnirostris genome sequence. by Rands, C, Darling, A, Fujita, M, Kong, L, Webster, M, Clabaut, C, Emes, R, Heger, A, Meader, S, Hawkins, M, Eisen, M, Teiling, C, Affourtit, J, Boese, B, Grant, P, Grant, B, Eisen, J, Abzhanov, A, Ponting, C

“…Genic evolutionary rate comparisons indicate that similar selective pressures acted along the G. magnirostris and zebra finch lineages suggesting that historical effective population size values have been similar in both lineages. 21 otherwise highly conserved genes were identified that each show evidence for positive selection on amino acid changes in the Darwin's finch lineage. Two of these genes (Igf2r and Pou1f1) have been implicated in beak morphology changes in Darwin's finches. …”

Phenotypic divergence of traits that mediate antagonistic and mutualistic interactions between island and continental populations of the tropical plant, Tribulus cistoides (Zygophy... by Winer Daniel Reyes‐Corral, Sofia Carvajal‐Endara, Molly Hetherington‐Rauth, Jaime A. Chaves, Peter R. Grant, B. Rosemary Grant, Andrew P. Hendry, Marc T. J. Johnson

Subjects: “…Darwin's finches…”
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Where did the finch go? Insights from radio telemetry of the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) by Marc‐Olivier Beausoleil, Carlos Camacho, Julio Rabadán‐González, Kristen Lalla, Roxanne Richard, Paola Carrion‐Avilés, Andrew P. Hendry, Rowan D. H. Barrett

“…We show that telemetry on Darwin's finches provides valuable data to understand the movement ecology of the species. …”
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Darwin's small and medium ground finches might have taste preferences, but not for human foods by D. Lever, L. V. Rush, R. Thorogood, K. M. Gotanda

“…On the inhabited Galapagos Islands, Darwin's finches consume human-introduced foods preferentially; however, it remains unclear why. …”
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Host defense triggers rapid adaptive radiation in experimentally evolving parasites by Sarah E. Bush, Scott M. Villa, Juan C. Altuna, Kevin P. Johnson, Michael D. Shapiro, Dale H. Clayton

“…Iconic examples include Darwin's finches, Caribbean anoles, and Hawaiian silverswords, all of which live on islands. …”
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Evidence for suppression of immunity as a driver for genomic introgressions and host range expansion in races of Albugo candida, a generalist parasite by Mark McMullan, Anastasia Gardiner, Kate Bailey, Eric Kemen, Ben J Ward, Volkan Cevik, Alexandre Robert-Seilaniantz, Torsten Schultz-Larsen, Alexi Balmuth, Eric Holub, Cock van Oosterhout, Jonathan DG Jones

“…We discuss recent studies on hybridization in other eukaryotes such as yeast, Heliconius butterflies, Darwin's finches, sunflowers and cichlid fishes, and the implications of introgression for pathogen evolution in an agro-ecological environment.…”
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