Assortative mating frames establishment in a young island bird population

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Engler, Jan O., Sacher, Thomas, Coppack, Timothy, Bairlein, Franz
• Other Authors: Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2019
• Subjects: Young Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190050; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.190050; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsos.190050

Successful island colonizations are key events to understand range dynamic processes, but studying a young population right after it reaches establishment is a rare opportunity in natural systems. The genetic structure of a recently established population may offer unique insights into its colonizat...