Genomic Contingencies and the Potential for Local Adaptation in a Hybrid Species.

In conclusion, adaptation to local conditions and genomic contingencies arising from putatively independent hybridization events jointly explain beak morphology in the Italian sparrow. Hence, hybridization may induce contingencies and restrict evolution in certain directions dependent on the genetic background. PMID: 29897805 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: The American Naturalist - June 15, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Runemark A, Fernández LP, Eroukhmanoff F, Sætre GP Tags: Am Nat Source Type: research