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Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds

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  • Christopher R. Cooney

    (University of Sheffield)

  • Jen A. Bright

    (University of Sheffield
    School of Geosciences, University of South Florida
    Center for Virtualization and Applied Spatial Technologies, University of South Florida)

  • Elliot J. R. Capp

    (University of Sheffield)

  • Angela M. Chira

    (University of Sheffield)

  • Emma C. Hughes

    (University of Sheffield)

  • Christopher J. A. Moody

    (University of Sheffield)

  • Lara O. Nouri

    (University of Sheffield)

  • Zoë K. Varley

    (University of Sheffield)

  • Gavin H. Thomas

    (University of Sheffield
    Bird Group, The Natural History Museum)

Abstract

A study of more than 2,000 bird species shows that diversity in bill shape expands towards extreme morphologies early in avian evolution in a series of major jumps, before switching to a second phase in which bills repeatedly evolve similar shapes by subdividing increasingly tight regions of already occupied niche space.

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  • Christopher R. Cooney & Jen A. Bright & Elliot J. R. Capp & Angela M. Chira & Emma C. Hughes & Christopher J. A. Moody & Lara O. Nouri & Zoë K. Varley & Gavin H. Thomas, 2017. "Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds," Nature, Nature, vol. 542(7641), pages 344-347, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:542:y:2017:i:7641:d:10.1038_nature21074
    DOI: 10.1038/nature21074
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    1. Yichen He & Zoë K. Varley & Lara O. Nouri & Christopher J. A. Moody & Michael D. Jardine & Steve Maddock & Gavin H. Thomas & Christopher R. Cooney, 2022. "Deep learning image segmentation reveals patterns of UV reflectance evolution in passerine birds," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Arkadiusz Frӧhlich & Dorota Kotowska & Rafał Martyka & Matthew R. E. Symonds, 2023. "Allometry reveals trade-offs between Bergmann’s and Allen’s rules, and different avian adaptive strategies for thermoregulation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.
    3. Justin W. Baldwin & Joan Garcia-Porta & Carlos A. Botero, 2023. "Complementarity in Allen’s and Bergmann’s rules among birds," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.
    4. Joshua J Medina & James M Maley & Siddharth Sannapareddy & Noah N Medina & Cyril M Gilman & John E McCormack, 2020. "A rapid and cost-effective pipeline for digitization of museum specimens with 3D photogrammetry," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(8), pages 1-14, August.
    5. Andrew Brinkworth & Emily Green & Yimeng Li & Jack Oyston & Marcello Ruta & Matthew A. Wills, 2023. "Bird clades with less complex appendicular skeletons tend to have higher species richness," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.
    6. Fabien Lafuma & Ian J. Corfe & Julien Clavel & Nicolas Di-Poï, 2021. "Multiple evolutionary origins and losses of tooth complexity in squamates," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-13, December.

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