ArticleFrontiers in zoology2017
Evolution of beak morphology in the Ground Tit revealed by comparative transcriptomics.
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Abstract
backgroundBeak morphology exhibits considerable adaptive plasticity in birds, which results in highly varied or specialized forms in response to variations in ecology and life history. As the only parid species endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Ground Tit (
resultsA morphometric approach quantified that the Ground Tit has a comparatively longer and more decurved upper beaks than other parids. We estimated that the ancestor of the Ground Tit likely had a short straight upper beak similar to most current recognized parid species using an ancestral state reconstruction. This morphological specialization is considered an adaptation to its ground-oriented behavior on the high plateau. To identify genetic mechanisms behind this adaptive change, a comparative transcriptomic analysis was applied between the Ground Tit and its closely related species, the Great Tit (
conclusionsOur results provide preliminary evidence that development of the long decurved beak of the Ground Tit is likely regulated by transcriptional activities of multiple genes coordinating osteoblasts and osteoclasts. The integration of multiple approaches employed here sheds light on ecological and genetic mechanisms in the evolution of avian morphology.
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