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Evolution and genetic architecture of sex-limited polymorphism in cuckoos.
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- Hypotheses for the Adaptive Maintenance of Phenotypic Polymorphisms.Ecology and evolution · 2026Review
- Sex and breeding stage differences in neurogenomic profiles reflect hormone signaling in a socially polyandrous shorebird.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- A shared gene but distinct dynamics regulate mimicry polymorphisms in closely related butterfly species.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
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- Acoustic overtones improve the discrimination of conspecific female calls by male common cuckoos from similar heterospecific calls.Animal cognition · 2025Article
- Beyond genes-for-behaviour: The potential for genomics to resolve long-standing questions in avian brood parasitism.Ecology and evolution · 2024Review
- Host nest defence does not act as selective agent against plumage polymorphism in brood parasites.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
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34 authors at 16 institutions in 11 countries.
Justin MerondunDivision of Evolutionary Biology, LMU Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5077-4096
Cristiana I MarquesCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3406-9597
Pedro AndradeCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2540-2471
Swetlana MeshcheryaginaInstitute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-8974-6332
Ismael GalvánDepartamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6523-8592
Sandra AfonsoCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7212-991X
Joel M AlvesCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6138-9134
Pedro M AraújoCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8367-7073
Gennadiy BachurinScientific and Practical Center of Biodiversity, Irbit, Russia.
Jennifer BalaccoThe Vertebrate Genome Lab, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Miklós BánHUN-REN-UD Behavioral Ecology Research Group, Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-6275-7928
Olivier FedrigoThe Vertebrate Genome Lab, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6450-7551
Giulio FormentiThe Vertebrate Genome Lab, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7554-5991
Frode FossøyCentre for Biodiversity Genetics, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-7535-9574
Attila FülöpHUN-REN-UD Behavioral Ecology Research Group, Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-5337-336X
Mikhail GolovatinInstitute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Sofia GranjaCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9791-7442
Chris HewsonBritish Trust for Ornithology, Thetford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8493-5203
Marcel HonzaInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
Kerstin HoweWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2237-513X
Greger LarsonPalaeogenomics and Bio-Archaeology Research Network, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4092-0392
Attila MartonEvolutionary Ecology Group, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8768-2248
Csaba MoskátHungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-8800-4975
Jacquelyn MountcastleThe Vertebrate Genome Lab, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1078-4905
Petr ProcházkaInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-9385-4547
Yaroslav Red'kinZoological Museum, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-8566-6201
Ying SimsWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4765-4872
Michal ŠulcInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-7866-1795
Alan TraceyWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4805-9058
Jonathan M D WoodWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7545-2162
Erich D JarvisThe Vertebrate Genome Lab, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8931-5049
Mark E HauberAdvanced Science Research Center and Program in Psychology, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA.
Miguel CarneiroCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9882-7775
Jochen B W WolfDivision of Evolutionary Biology, LMU Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2958-5183
Universidade do Porto · PTRockefeller University · USWellcome Sanger Institute · GBCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology · CZUniversity of Debrecen · HUInstitute of Plant and Animal Ecology · RUBiodiversity Research Institute · USBritish Trust for Ornithology · GBHungarian Natural History Museum · HULomonosov Moscow State University · RUMax Planck Institute for Ornithology · DEMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales · ESNorwegian Institute for Nature Research · NOOxford Archaeology · GBThe Graduate Center, CUNY · USUrologische Klinik München · DE
Funding
Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) at City CollegeU54MD017979 · NIMHD · CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK · PI Carmen Renee Green, Maria F Lima · 2024 to 2026
$15.9MCOMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHYZ01CT000002 · CIT · COMPUTER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY · PI BAILEY, JAMES J. · 1985 to 2003
–Intramural NIH HHS Z01 CT000002NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD017979
Abstract
Sex-limited polymorphism has evolved in many species including our own. Yet, we lack a detailed understanding of the underlying genetic variation and evolutionary processes at work. The brood parasitic common cuckoo (
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