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View article: Biodiversity benefits of China’s 20-year efforts in forest restoration
Biodiversity benefits of China’s 20-year efforts in forest restoration Open
China has become a global leader in forest restoration, through massive investment and various large-scale programs since 2000. Nevertheless, the overall biodiversity outcomes of these efforts remain to be quantified. Here, using 402 non-m…
View article: Impacts of free-ranging yaks on habitat occupancy and population density of a high-mountain rare pheasant species
Impacts of free-ranging yaks on habitat occupancy and population density of a high-mountain rare pheasant species Open
Free-ranging yak grazing is a regime specially adapted to high-elevation environments across the Pan-Tibetan Highlands, yet its impacts on alpine birds remain poorly understood. The Chinese Monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) is a rare pheasant sp…
View article: Disentangling ecological drivers of interspecific achromatic plumage variation in birds
Disentangling ecological drivers of interspecific achromatic plumage variation in birds Open
Aim Understanding the ecological determinants of interspecific achromatic (light‐to‐dark) plumage variation in birds is crucial yet challenging due to the complex interplay of climatic, habitat‐related, and morphological influences. This s…
View article: Divergent Selection in Low Recombination Regions Shapes the Genomic Islands in Two Incipient Shorebird Species
Divergent Selection in Low Recombination Regions Shapes the Genomic Islands in Two Incipient Shorebird Species Open
Speciation in the face of gene flow is usually associated with a heterogeneous genomic landscape of divergence in nascent species pairs. However, multiple factors, such as divergent selection and local recombination rate variation, can inf…
View article: Colder ambient temperatures constrain female mate preference for ornamental traits
Colder ambient temperatures constrain female mate preference for ornamental traits Open
Male ornamentation is usually costly and may show trades-offs with other life-history traits such as paternal care, which can subsequently affect female preference. Studies on female mate choice have mostly examined how mate-choice cues di…
View article: Ecological predictors of interspecific variation in bird bill and leg lengths on a global scale
Ecological predictors of interspecific variation in bird bill and leg lengths on a global scale Open
Bills and legs are two vital appendages for birds, and they exhibit huge interspecific variation in form and function, yet no study has examined the global predictors of this variation. This study examined global gradients in the relative …
View article: First breeding record of the black‐headed penduline tit (<i>Remiz macronyx</i>) in China
First breeding record of the black‐headed penduline tit (<i>Remiz macronyx</i>) in China Open
Black‐headed penduline tit ( Remiz macronyx ) is a poorly known bird species mainly distributed in Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan. The distribution of black‐headed penduline tit is disjointed and fragmented, and it occurs only along la…
View article: Habitat selection and population status of breeding Wood Snipe <i>Gallinago nemoricola</i> in an alpine meadow in Sichuan, China
Habitat selection and population status of breeding Wood Snipe <i>Gallinago nemoricola</i> in an alpine meadow in Sichuan, China Open
Summary The Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola is one of the least known shorebird species, and its habitat associations are very poorly understood. Here we provide the first assessment of the habitat use of the Wood Snipe during the breeding…
View article: Mammalian predators and vegetated nesting habitat drive reduced protected area nesting success of Kentish plovers, Yellow Sea region, China
Mammalian predators and vegetated nesting habitat drive reduced protected area nesting success of Kentish plovers, Yellow Sea region, China Open
Protected areas provide essential habitats for wildlife by conserving natural and semi‐natural habitats and reducing human disturbance. However, whether breeding birds vulnerable to nest predation can benefit from strict land management in…
View article: Data files and R codes from: Ecological predictors of interspecific variation in bird bill and leg lengths on a global scale
Data files and R codes from: Ecological predictors of interspecific variation in bird bill and leg lengths on a global scale Open
This repository contains data files and R codes for Xu et al. Ecological predictors of interspecific variation in bird bill and leg lengths on a global scale. It has two folders. One is dedicated to visualize phylogenetic distribution of r…
View article: Genomic status of yellow-breasted bunting following recent rapid population decline
Genomic status of yellow-breasted bunting following recent rapid population decline Open
Global biodiversity is facing serious threats. However, knowledge of the genomic consequences of recent rapid population declines of wild organisms is limited. Do populations experiencing recent rapid population decline have the same genom…
View article: Genome-wide data reveal paraphyly in the sand plover complex (<i>Charadrius mongolus/leschenaultii</i>)
Genome-wide data reveal paraphyly in the sand plover complex (<i>Charadrius mongolus/leschenaultii</i>) Open
Correct assessment of species limits and phylogenetic relationships is a prerequisite for studies in ecology and evolution. Even in well-studied groups such as birds, species delimitation often remains controversial. Traditional avian taxo…
View article: Sex differences in immune gene expression in the brain of a small shorebird
Sex differences in immune gene expression in the brain of a small shorebird Open
Males and females often exhibit differences in behaviour, life histories, and ecology, many of which are typically reflected in their brains. Neuronal protection and maintenance include complex processes led by the microglia, which also in…
View article: Sex differences in immune gene expression in the brain of a small shorebird
Sex differences in immune gene expression in the brain of a small shorebird Open
Supplementary tables S3-S6 and gene counts of 403 immune genes from brain tissue in Kentish plover (before filtering out low counts, ≤5).
View article: Sex Differences in Immune Gene Expression in the Brain of a Small Shorebird
Sex Differences in Immune Gene Expression in the Brain of a Small Shorebird Open
Background: Males and females often exhibit different behaviour, life histories and ecology, and sex differences are typically reflected in their brains. Neuronal protection and maintenance include complex processes led by the microglia th…
View article: Author Correction: Successful breeding predicts divorce in plovers
Author Correction: Successful breeding predicts divorce in plovers Open
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Genome assembly of the common pheasant Phasianus colchicus, a model for speciation and ecological genomics Open
The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, has 30 subspecies distributed across its native range in the Palearctic realm and has been introduced to Europe, North America, and Australia. I…
View article: Demographic Histories and Genome-Wide Patterns of Divergence in Incipient Species of Shorebirds
Demographic Histories and Genome-Wide Patterns of Divergence in Incipient Species of Shorebirds Open
Understanding how incipient species are maintained with gene flow is a fundamental question in evolutionary biology. Whole genome sequencing of multiple individuals holds great potential to illustrate patterns of genomic differentiation as…
View article: Genome assembly of the common pheasant<i>Phasianus colchicus</i>, a model for speciation and ecological genomics
Genome assembly of the common pheasant<i>Phasianus colchicus</i>, a model for speciation and ecological genomics Open
The common pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus ) in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, has 30 subspecies distributed across its native range in the Palearctic realm and has been introduced to Europe, North America, and Australia.…
View article: The first set of universal nuclear protein-coding loci markers for avian phylogenetic and population genetic studies
The first set of universal nuclear protein-coding loci markers for avian phylogenetic and population genetic studies Open
Multiple nuclear markers provide genetic polymorphism data for molecular systematics and population genetic studies. They are especially required for the coalescent-based analyses that can be used to accurately estimate species trees and i…
View article: Divergence in the face of gene flow in two<i>Charadrius</i>plovers along the Chinese coast
Divergence in the face of gene flow in two<i>Charadrius</i>plovers along the Chinese coast Open
Speciation with gene flow is an alternative to the nascence of new taxa in strict allopatric separation. Indeed, many taxa have parapatric distributions at present. It is often unclear if these are secondary contacts, e.g. caused by past g…
View article: The first set of universal nuclear protein-coding loci markers for avian phylogenetic and population genetic studies
The first set of universal nuclear protein-coding loci markers for avian phylogenetic and population genetic studies Open
Multiple nuclear markers provide genetic polymorphism data for molecular systematics and population genetic studies. They are especially required for the coalescent-based analyses that can be used to accurately estimate species trees and i…
View article: Parental cooperation in a changing climate: fluctuating environments predict shifts in care division
Parental cooperation in a changing climate: fluctuating environments predict shifts in care division Open
Aim Parental care improves the survival of offspring and therefore has a major impact on reproductive success. It is increasingly recognized that coordinated biparental care is necessary to ensure the survival of offspring in hostile envir…