A multispecies BCO2 beak color polymorphism in the Darwin’s finch radiation
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Yn: Current Biology, Cyfrol 31, Rhif 24, 22.10.2021, t. 5597-5604.
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T1 - A multispecies BCO2 beak color polymorphism in the Darwin’s finch radiation
AU - Enbody, Erik
AU - Sprehn, C. Grace
AU - Abzhanov, Arhat
AU - Bi, Huijuan
AU - Dobreva, Mariya P
AU - Osborne, Owen
AU - Rubin, Carl-Johan
AU - Grant, Peter
AU - Grant, B. Rosemary
AU - Andersson, Leif
PY - 2021/10/22
Y1 - 2021/10/22
N2 - Carotenoid-based polymorphisms are widespread in populations of birds, fish, and reptiles, but generally little is known about the factors affecting their maintenance in populations. We report a combined field and molecular-genetic investigation of a nestling beak color polymorphism in Darwin’s finches. Beaks are pink or yellow, and yellow is recessive. Here we show that the polymorphism arose in the Galápagos half a million years ago through a mutation associated with regulatory change in the BCO2 gene and is shared by 14 descendant species. The polymorphism is probably a balanced polymorphism, maintained by ecological selection associated with survival and diet. In cactus finches, the frequency of the yellow genotype is correlated with cactus fruit abundance and greater hatching success and may be altered by introgressive hybridization. Polymorphisms that are hidden as adults, as here, may be far more common than is currently recognized, and contribute to diversification in ways that are yet to be discovered.
AB - Carotenoid-based polymorphisms are widespread in populations of birds, fish, and reptiles, but generally little is known about the factors affecting their maintenance in populations. We report a combined field and molecular-genetic investigation of a nestling beak color polymorphism in Darwin’s finches. Beaks are pink or yellow, and yellow is recessive. Here we show that the polymorphism arose in the Galápagos half a million years ago through a mutation associated with regulatory change in the BCO2 gene and is shared by 14 descendant species. The polymorphism is probably a balanced polymorphism, maintained by ecological selection associated with survival and diet. In cactus finches, the frequency of the yellow genotype is correlated with cactus fruit abundance and greater hatching success and may be altered by introgressive hybridization. Polymorphisms that are hidden as adults, as here, may be far more common than is currently recognized, and contribute to diversification in ways that are yet to be discovered.
U2 - 10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.085
DO - 10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.085
M3 - Article
VL - 31
SP - 5597
EP - 5604
JO - Current Biology
JF - Current Biology
SN - 0960-9822
IS - 24
ER -