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dc.contributor.authorMcEntee, Jay P.
dc.contributor.authorTobias, Joseph A.
dc.contributor.authorSheard, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorBurleigh, J. Gordon
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T00:36:05Z
dc.date.available2018-12-18T00:36:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-18
dc.identifier.citationMcEntee , J P , Tobias , J A , Sheard , C & Burleigh , J G 2018 , ' Tempo and timing of ecological trait divergence in bird speciation ' , Nature Ecology and Evolution , vol. 2 , pp. 1120-1127 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0570-yen
dc.identifier.issn2397-334X
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 253379010
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 5f434fb0-c88c-49fa-bcb6-2fb129aa3af9
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85048692718
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000436927300020
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/16708
dc.descriptionThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation (DEB-1208428 to J.G.B.), the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/I028068/1 to J.A.T.) and the Oxford Clarendon Fund and US–UK Fulbright Commission (to C.S.).en
dc.description.abstractOrganismal traits may evolve either gradually or in rapid pulses, but the relative importance of these modes in the generation of species differences is unclear. Additionally, while pulsed evolution is frequently assumed to be associated with speciation events, few studies have explicitly examined how the tempo of trait divergence varies with respect to different geographical phases of speciation, starting with geographic isolation and ending, in many cases, with spatial overlap (sympatry). Here we address these issues by combining divergence time estimates, trait measurements and geographic range data for 952 avian sister species pairs worldwide to examine the tempo and timing of trait divergence in recent speciation events. We show that patterns of divergence in key ecological traits are not gradual, but instead seem to follow a pattern of relative stasis interspersed with evolutionary pulses of varying magnitude. We also find evidence that evolutionary pulses generally precede sympatry, and that greater trait disparity is associated with sympatry. These findings suggest that early pulses of trait divergence promote subsequent transitions to sympatry, rather than occurring after sympatry has been established. Incorporating models with evolutionary pulses of varying magnitude into speciation theory may explain why some species pairs achieve rapid sympatry whereas others undergo prolonged geographical exclusion.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofNature Ecology and Evolutionen
dc.rights© 2018 The Author(s). This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0570-yen
dc.subjectQH301 Biologyen
dc.subjectDASen
dc.subject.lccQH301en
dc.titleTempo and timing of ecological trait divergence in bird speciationen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Biologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversityen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0570-y
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2018-12-18


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