Assortative mating frames establishment in a young island bird population

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Jan O. Engler, Thomas Sacher, Timothy Coppack, Franz Bairlein
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2019
• Subjects: population genetics; range dynamics; island biology; colonization; population dynamics; Science; Q; Young Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190050; https://doaj.org/article/c8ce1330655a464eafa60fe452d076f7

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...