Phylogenomics supports island contribution to metapopulation dynamics in a predominantly continental bird species
D. Aoki, M. Senzaki, H. Ando, Y. Odaya, W. Heim, M. Kitazawa, W. Tom, D. Trense, M. Bastardot, A. Fukuda, M. Takahashi, N. Kondo
The paper investigates gene flow between island and continental populations of Swinhoe's Rail, finding asymmetric gene flow from island to continental populations and a role for islands as genetic reservoirs.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2023Evolutionary Biology