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

Is Beak Morphology in Darwin's Finches Tuned to Loading Demands? by Joris Soons, Annelies Genbrugge, Jeffrey Podos, Dominique Adriaens, Peter Aerts, Joris Dirckx, Anthony Herrel

“…This study tests these relationships for Darwin's finches, a clade of birds renowned for their diversity in beak form and function. …”
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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. …”

Genomic Introgression Between Critically Endangered and Stable Species of Darwin's Tree Finches on the Galapagos Islands by Rachael Y. Dudaniec, Sonu Yadav, Julian Catchen, Sonia Kleindorfer

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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

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Nest climate and blood quality of two host species of the ectoparasitic Philornis downsi in the Galapagos Islands as factors of larval development by Courtney L. Pike, Rebecca Hood-Nowotny, Barbara Kofler, Heinz Richner, Sabine Tebbich

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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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Multidimensional mechanics: Performance mapping of natural biological systems using permutated radar charts. by Michael M Porter, Pooya Niksiar

“…Lastly, we compare the feeding versus singing performance of Darwin's finches to demonstrate the potential of radar charts for multidimensional comparisons beyond mechanics of materials.…”
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Coping with uncertainty: woodpecker finches (Cactospiza pallida) from an unpredictable habitat are more flexible than birds from a stable habitat. by Sabine Tebbich, Irmgard Teschke

“…It may facilitate the discovery and exploitation of new resources, which in turn may expose populations to novel selective forces and facilitate adaptive radiation. Darwin's finches are a textbook example of adaptive radiation. …”
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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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Complex genetic architecture of the chicken Growth1 QTL region. by Jen-Hsiang Ou, Tilman Rönneburg, Örjan Carlborg, Christa Ferst Honaker, Paul B Siegel, Carl-Johan Rubin

“…Our screens for functional alleles revealed a missense variant in the gene ribonuclease H2 subunit B (RNASEH2B), which has previously been associated with growth-related traits in chickens and Darwin's finches. In addition, one of the most strongly associated SNPs identified is located in a non-coding region upstream of the long non-coding RNA, ENSGALG00000053256, previously suggested as a candidate gene for regulating chicken body weight. …”
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