Male Responses to Mount Presentation and Song Playback
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Which two southern capuchino species were observed successfully breeding in San Nicolás during the study?

S.hypoxantha and S.iberaensis

How many nests were located and monitored during the study for S.hypoxantha?

65 nests

How many adult females of S.hypoxantha were sampled for blood?

23 adult females

What specific body parts were feather samples collected from in individuals of S.iberaensis?

<p>Crown, throat, belly, and rump</p> Signup and view all the answers

What date range was the field work carried out in Iberá National Park?

<p>Since 2007</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many nestlings of S.iberaensis had blood samples collected?

<p>37 nestlings</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the research on the Iberá Seedeater species?

<p>Studying the origin and importance of pre-mating barriers early in speciation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the Iberá Seedeater first observed?

<p>2001</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which other species does the Iberá Seedeater co-occur with in its main breeding location?

<p>Sporophila hypoxantha</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the southern capuchino seedeaters known for?

<p>One of the most rapid avian radiations with low ecological and genomic divergence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What methods were used in the research to study the Iberá Seedeater species?

<p>Combining genomic and behavioral analyses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of assortative mating in maintaining species boundaries?

<p>Role in maintaining species boundaries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using male responses to mount presentation and song playback in inferring the importance of pre-mating isolation?

<p>To understand the traits used by males to recognize sexual competitors and their role in female mate choice</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the heterospecific control treatment help in discriminating between aggressive responses to ecological and sexual competitors?

<p>By using a closely related species that is not a capuchino seedeater</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an elevated response to conspecific traits relative to heterospecific stimuli indicate?

<p>Recognition of conspecifics as sexual competitors and involvement of specific traits in male-male competition and female choice</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is S.collaris used in the study as a heterospecific control?

<p>It is closely related to the focal species but is not a capuchino seedeater</p> Signup and view all the answers

What ecological niche does S.collaris occupy in relation to S.hypoxantha and S.iberaensis?

<p>Very similar</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of birds are S.collaris, S.hypoxantha, and S.iberaensis in the study?

<p>Grassland birds</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the paper published by S.F. Altschul and team in 1990?

<p>Basic local alignment search tool</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year was the MizBee multiscale synteny browser introduced?

<p>2009</p> Signup and view all the answers

What software platform was developed by M. Kearse and colleagues in 2012?

<p>Geneious Basic</p> Signup and view all the answers

What approach did C. Hahn and team use to reconstruct mitochondrial genomes directly from next-generation sequencing reads?

<p>Baiting and iterative mapping approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where can the human genome browser developed by W.J. Kent be accessed?

<p>UCSC</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tool developed by W.J. Kent is a BLAST-like alignment tool?

<p>BLAT</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the research paper by T.C. Mendelson about sexual isolation and hybrid inviability in a genus of fish?

<p>Sexual isolation evolves faster than hybrid inviability in a diverse and sexually dimorphic genus of fish</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which journal was the research by L.Campagna et al. about repeated divergent selection on pigmentation genes in finches published?

<p>Sci. Adv.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key factor for assortative mating in two cichlid sister species according to the research by O.M.Selz et al.?

<p>Female preference for male color</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which rapid Neotropical radiation of grassland seedeaters was studied for song-based species discrimination by P.Benites et al.?

<p>Grassland seedeaters</p> Signup and view all the answers

What two Neotropical passerines were studied for hybridization by C.A.B.Medolago et al.?

<p>Pearly-bellied Seedeater and Copper Seedeater</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which journal was the research by L.Campagna about rapid phenotypic evolution during incipient speciation in a continental avian radiation published?

<p>Proc. R. Soc. B</p> Signup and view all the answers

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