Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Climate, habitat, and geographic range overlap drive plumage evolution
Eliot T. Miller, Gavin M. Leighton, Benjamin G. Freeman…·Russell A. Ligon
This study shows that climate, habitat, and geographic overlap drive plumage evolution in birds, with interspecific mimicry playing a significant role in convergence.
DOI 10.1101/375261