Evolution And Genetic Architecture Of Sex-Limited Polymorphism In Cuckoos

    April 2024 in “ Science Advances ”
    Justin Meröndun, Cristiana I. Marques, Pedro Andrade, Swetlana G. Meshcheryagina, Ismael Galván, Sandra Afonso, Joel M. Alves, Pedro M. Araújo, Г. Н. Бачурин, Jennifer Balacco, Miklós Bán, Olivier Fédrigo, Giulio Formenti, Frode Fossøy, Attila Fülöp, М. Г. Головатин, Sofia Granja, Chris M. Hewson, Marcel Honza, Kerstin Howe, Greger Larson, Attila Marton, Csaba Moskát, Jacquelyn Mountcastle, Petr Procházka, Yaroslav A. Red’kin, Ying Sims, Michal Šulc, Alan Tracey, Jonathan Wood, Erich D. Jarvis, Márk E. Hauber, Miguel Carneiro, Jochen B. W. Wolf
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    Studysummary In this study, researchers found that the female plumage color variations in the common cuckoo are linked to the female-restricted genome and suggest this pattern is maintained by balancing selection, sharing ancestry with the oriental cuckoo.
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