Genetic basis and evolution of structural color polymorphism in an Australian songbird DOI Creative Commons
Simon Yung Wa Sin, Fushi Ke, Guoling Chen

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 6, 2023

Abstract Island organisms often evolve phenotypes divergent from their mainland counterparts, providing a useful system for studying adaption under differential selection. Some island birds have melanic plumage differing the color of conspecifics, trait proposed as an insular adaptation. In white-winged fairywren ( Malurus leucopterus ), subspecies on two islands black nuptial whereas Australian has blue plumage. The feather nanostructure that could produce structural color, suggesting ancestor. An earlier study independent evolution melanism based history divergence. However, genetic basis and origin differentiation in this group are still unknown. Here, we used whole-genomes to investigate by comparing M. identify highly genomic regions. We identified well-known pigmentation gene ASIP four candidate genes may contribute development. also detected signatures selective sweep regions containing SCUBE2 not subspecies, predicted work, but which possesses many derived SNPs these regions, re-evolved This re-evolution was likely driven pre-existing female preference. Our findings provide new insight into coloration versus continental populations, and, importantly, play roles development coloration.

Language: Английский

Effects of testosterone on gene expression are concordant between sexes but divergent across species of Sceloporus lizards DOI
Christopher D. Robinson, Matthew D. Hale, Christian L. Cox

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The American Naturalist, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 204(5), P. 517 - 532

Published: July 15, 2024

AbstractHormones mediate sexual dimorphism by regulating sex-specific patterns of gene expression, but it is unclear how much this regulation involves hormone levels versus transcriptomic responses to the same hormonal signal. Moreover, hormones can evolve, extent which pleiotropy in conserved across closely related species not well understood. We addressed these issues elevating testosterone juvenile females and males three

Language: Английский

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How new communication behaviors evolve: Androgens as modifiers of neuromotor structure and function in foot-flagging frogs DOI
Lisa A. Mangiamele,

AllexAndrya Dawn,

Kerry M. LeCure

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Hormones and Behavior, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 161, P. 105502 - 105502

Published: Feb. 21, 2024

Language: Английский

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Genetic Basis and Evolution of Structural Color Polymorphism in an Australian Songbird DOI Creative Commons
Simon Yung Wa Sin, Fushi Ke, Guoling Chen

et al.

Molecular Biology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 41(3)

Published: Feb. 28, 2024

Abstract Island organisms often evolve phenotypes divergent from their mainland counterparts, providing a useful system for studying adaptation under differential selection. In the white-winged fairywren (Malurus leucopterus), subspecies on two islands have black nuptial plumage whereas Australian has blue plumage. The feather nanostructure that could in principle produce structural color, suggesting ancestor. An earlier study proposed independent evolution of melanism based history divergence. However, genetic basis and origin color differentiation this group are still unknown. Here, we used whole-genome resequencing to investigate by comparing M. leucopterus identify highly genomic regions. We identified well-known pigmentation gene ASIP four candidate genes may contribute development. Contrary prediction convergent island melanism, detected signatures selective sweep regions containing SCUBE2 not but subspecies, which possesses many derived SNPs these regions, re-evolved This re-evolution was likely driven preexisting female preference. Our findings provide new insight into coloration versus continental populations, and, importantly, play roles development coloration.

Language: Английский

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Study on mate choice in animals DOI Creative Commons
Zhongyuan Shen,

Xixi Liu,

Kaikun Luo

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Reproduction and Breeding, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(3), P. 120 - 125

Published: May 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Spread of yellow-bill-color alleles favored by selection in the long-tailed finch hybrid system DOI
Daniel M. Hooper, Callum S. McDiarmid, Matthew J. Powers

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Current Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Adaptive Introgression of Carotenoid Processing Genes that Underlie Bill Color Variation in the Long-Tailed Finch DOI
Daniel M. Hooper, Callum S. McDiarmid, Matthew J. Powers

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Dialogues in colour and behaviour - Integration of complex signalling traits and physiology DOI Creative Commons

Subhasmita Patro,

T. Saravanan,

Ayush Parag

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 19, 2024

Abstract Animal communication can be complex, often involving multiple static and dynamic traits. The extent to which these traits are correlated elucidate their function as either redundant or messages. Using the agamid lizard, Psammophilus dorsalis , a model system we examined patterns of trait expression role steroid hormones in mediating during social interactions. We staged male-male interactions lab measured repertoire display behaviour colours, change dynamically visible ultraviolet ranges different body regions. Additionally, testosterone corticosterone levels before after trials. Our results show that within colour categories, components were strongly individuals, suggesting shared physiological pathway information content. However, across correlation varied. chromatic contrast (yellow) dorsal region lizards was with both size level aggression, whereas UV patches only. also found negative association between baseline levels, yellow contrast, mechanistic link interaction induced uncorrelated behavioural displays itself. Notably, intensity males matched by opponents. Overall, our suggest signalling ensure redundancy well provide messages receivers, thus improving robustness transfer, particularly competitions have high fitness consequences.

Language: Английский

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Multiple ornaments: trade-offs and redundancy in signalling functions in male and female varied tits (Sittiparus varius) DOI
Ruiyao Ma, Yiting Jiang, Dongmei Wan

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 143(1)

Published: Oct. 13, 2023

Abstract Signals conveyed by ornaments can be indicators in the process of sexual selection. Specifically, signals may superimposed on each other to represent an individual’s quality, convey different information, or offer redundant information. As much research this area has focused relationships between diverse males, those females have largely been overlooked. From 2022 2023, we tested whether three traits, namely acoustic (song display) and visual (patch size carotenoid-based plumage coloration), morphology (wing tail length), were interrelated males a wild population varied tits (Sittiparus varius). We found that with brighter more reddish sang at lower maximum minimum frequencies, narrower bandwidths frequency peaks. Similarly, negative correlation length coloration was observed both sexes. Furthermore, positive relationship within traits. These results highlight trade-offs as well consistency same

Language: Английский

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Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus) DOI
Daniel T. Baldassarre, Emma I. Greig, Michael S. Webster

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Birds of the World, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Diversifying selection and adaptive introgression of carotenoid-processing genes underlie the evolution of bill color in the long-tailed finch DOI Creative Commons
Daniel M. Hooper, Callum S. McDiarmid, Matthew J. Powers

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 18, 2024

Abstract Carotenoid pigmentation produces the yellow and red coloration of birds other vertebrates, but our understanding genetic architecture carotenoid ornamentation is largely limited to studies novel color variants observed in captively bred populations. The complexity carotenoid-based evolution nature remains poorly characterized. Here, we examine long-tailed finch Poephila acuticauda , an Australian songbird with two hybridizing subspecies that differ bill coloration: western eastern hecki . We characterize composition each find bills can be explained by loss C(4)-oxidation, thus blocking dietary pigments from being metabolized red. Combining linked-read genomic sequencing reflectance spectrophotometry measurements collected wild-sampled finches laboratory crosses, identify four loci together explain 53% variance this trait. largest effect contain genes CYP2J19 essential enzyme for ketolation via C(4)-oxidation carotenoids, TTC39B enhancer ketocarotenoid production. Evolutionary genealogy reconstruction indicates red-billed phenotype ancestral alleles at both arose fixed approximately 100 kya. Yellow then introgressed into less than 5 Across all loci, derived show evidence selective sweeps, implying has been favored natural selection. Our study suggests frequent adaptive evolutionary transitions between have a simple basis. Significance studied variation color: one identified single metabolic process, underlying distinct these colors. Genetic association mapping revealed major most trait, including oxidative gene are derived, ancient (~100 kya), under positive This driven their recent (<5 kya) introgression across hybrid zone. These findings important implications role selection phenotypic systems.

Language: Английский

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