How a bird is an island.

Richard Lapoint; Noah Whiteman

doi:10.1186/1741-7007-10-53

How a bird is an island.

Richard Lapoint, Noah Whiteman

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Replicate adaptive radiations occur when lineages repeatedly radiate and fill new but similar niches and converge phenotypically. While this is commonly seen in traditional island systems, it may also be present in host-parasite relationships, where hosts serve as islands. In a recent article in BMC Biology, Johnson and colleagues have produced the most extensive phylogeny of the avian lice (Ischnocera) to date, and find evidence for this pattern. This study opens the door to exploring adaptive radiations from a novel host-parasite perspective.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	53
Pages (from-to)	53
Number of pages	1
Journal	BMC biology
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-10-53
State	Published - 2012

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Biotechnology
Structural Biology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Physiology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
Plant Science
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology

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