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A genomic basis of vocal rhythm in birds

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  • Matteo Sebastianelli

    (University of Cyprus
    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology)

  • Sifiso M. Lukhele

    (University of Cyprus)

  • Simona Secomandi

    (University of Cyprus)

  • Stacey G. Souza

    (University of Cyprus)

  • Bettina Haase

    (The Rockefeller University)

  • Michaella Moysi

    (University of Cyprus)

  • Christos Nikiforou

    (University of Cyprus)

  • Alexander Hutfluss

    (LMU Munich (LMU))

  • Jacquelyn Mountcastle

    (The Rockefeller University)

  • Jennifer Balacco

    (The Rockefeller University)

  • Sarah Pelan

    (Wellcome Sanger Institute)

  • William Chow

    (Wellcome Sanger Institute)

  • Olivier Fedrigo

    (The Rockefeller University)

  • Colleen T. Downs

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Ara Monadjem

    (University of Eswatini
    University of Pretoria)

  • Niels J. Dingemanse

    (LMU Munich (LMU))

  • Erich D. Jarvis

    (The Rockefeller University
    The Rockefeller University
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute)

  • Alan Brelsford

    (University of California Riverside)

  • Bridgett M. vonHoldt

    (Princeton University)

  • Alexander N. G. Kirschel

    (University of Cyprus)

Abstract

Vocal rhythm plays a fundamental role in sexual selection and species recognition in birds, but little is known of its genetic basis due to the confounding effect of vocal learning in model systems. Uncovering its genetic basis could facilitate identifying genes potentially important in speciation. Here we investigate the genomic underpinnings of rhythm in vocal non-learning Pogoniulus tinkerbirds using 135 individual whole genomes distributed across a southern African hybrid zone. We find rhythm speed is associated with two genes that are also known to affect human speech, Neurexin-1 and Coenzyme Q8A. Models leveraging ancestry reveal these candidate loci also impact rhythmic stability, a trait linked with motor performance which is an indicator of quality. Character displacement in rhythmic stability suggests possible reinforcement against hybridization, supported by evidence of asymmetric assortative mating in the species producing faster, more stable rhythms. Because rhythm is omnipresent in animal communication, candidate genes identified here may shape vocal rhythm across birds and other vertebrates.

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  • Matteo Sebastianelli & Sifiso M. Lukhele & Simona Secomandi & Stacey G. Souza & Bettina Haase & Michaella Moysi & Christos Nikiforou & Alexander Hutfluss & Jacquelyn Mountcastle & Jennifer Balacco & S, 2024. "A genomic basis of vocal rhythm in birds," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-47305-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47305-5
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