Small scale geographical variation in plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher males
The plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca males varies geographically, with darker-coloured populations occurring in Fennoscandia and lighter-coloured populations in central Europe and Russia. Our data show that males, regardless of age, were darker in northern than in southern Finlan...
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ftulaplandcdispu:oai:lacris.ulapland.fi:publications/173b7a5c-6880-4db7-b13c-6cbfdc8c5c97 2024-02-04T10:00:20+01:00 Small scale geographical variation in plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher males Huhta, E. Siikamäki, P. Jokimäki, Jukka 1997 https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/173b7a5c-6880-4db7-b13c-6cbfdc8c5c97 eng eng https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/173b7a5c-6880-4db7-b13c-6cbfdc8c5c97 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Huhta , E , Siikamäki , P & Jokimäki , J 1997 , ' Small scale geographical variation in plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher males ' , Journal of Avian Biology , vol. 28 , no. 1 , pp. 92-94 . /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/1/18/1 name=Ecology evolutionary biology article 1997 ftulaplandcdispu 2024-01-11T00:03:21Z The plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca males varies geographically, with darker-coloured populations occurring in Fennoscandia and lighter-coloured populations in central Europe and Russia. Our data show that males, regardless of age, were darker in northern than in southern Finland. There are two potential explanations for this. First, higher predation pressure in the south compared to the north may favour more cryptic individuals. Second, there may be more extensive gene flow to southern than to northern Finland from adjacent Pied Flycatcher populations living in sympatry with the Collared Flycatcher F. albicollis on Gotland (Sweden) and in central Europe. The later assumption agrees with the idea that gene flow from areas of sympatry might maintain high colour variation of males in nearby areas of allopatry. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Northern Finland LaCRIS - University of Lapland Current Research System |
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The plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca males varies geographically, with darker-coloured populations occurring in Fennoscandia and lighter-coloured populations in central Europe and Russia. Our data show that males, regardless of age, were darker in northern than in southern Finland. There are two potential explanations for this. First, higher predation pressure in the south compared to the north may favour more cryptic individuals. Second, there may be more extensive gene flow to southern than to northern Finland from adjacent Pied Flycatcher populations living in sympatry with the Collared Flycatcher F. albicollis on Gotland (Sweden) and in central Europe. The later assumption agrees with the idea that gene flow from areas of sympatry might maintain high colour variation of males in nearby areas of allopatry. |
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Huhta, E. Siikamäki, P. Jokimäki, Jukka |
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Huhta, E. Siikamäki, P. Jokimäki, Jukka |
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Huhta, E. |
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Small scale geographical variation in plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher males |
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Small scale geographical variation in plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher males |
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Small scale geographical variation in plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher males |
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Small scale geographical variation in plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher males |
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Small scale geographical variation in plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher males |
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small scale geographical variation in plumage colour of pied flycatcher males |
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1997 |
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Fennoscandia Northern Finland |
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Fennoscandia Northern Finland |
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Huhta , E , Siikamäki , P & Jokimäki , J 1997 , ' Small scale geographical variation in plumage colour of Pied Flycatcher males ' , Journal of Avian Biology , vol. 28 , no. 1 , pp. 92-94 . |
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