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Social selection parapatry in Afrotropical sunbirds by McEntee, Jay P., Peñalba, Joshua V., Werema, Chacha, Mulungu, Elia, Mbilinyi, Maneno, Moyer, David, Hansen, Louis, Fjeldså, Jon, Bowie, Rauri C. K.

“…The extent of range overlap of incipient and recent species depends on the type and magnitude of phenotypic divergence that separates them, and the…”
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Tempo and timing of ecological trait divergence in bird speciation by McEntee, Jay P., Tobias, Joseph A., Sheard, Catherine, Burleigh, J. Gordon

“…Organismal traits may evolve either gradually or in rapid pulses, but the relative importance of these modes in the generation of species differences is…”
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Is the climate right for pleistocene rewilding? Using species distribution models to extrapolate climatic suitability for mammals across continents by Richmond, Orien M W, McEntee, Jay P, Hijmans, Robert J, Brashares, Justin S

“…Species distribution models (SDMs) are increasingly used for extrapolation, or predicting suitable regions for species under new geographic or temporal…”
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Dispersal Predicts Hybrid Zone Widths across Animal Diversity: Implications for Species Borders under Incomplete Reproductive Isolation by McEntee, Jay P, Burleigh, J Gordon, Singhal, Sonal

“…Hybrid zones occur as range boundaries for many animal taxa. One model for how hybrid zones form and stabilize is the tension zone model, a version of which…”
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Linking Ecological Specialization to Its Macroevolutionary Consequences: An Example with Passerine Nest Type by Zenil-Ferguson, Rosana, McEntee, Jay P, Burleigh, J Gordon, Duckworth, Renée A

“…Abstract A long-standing hypothesis in evolutionary biology is that the evolution of resource specialization can lead to an evolutionary dead end, where…”
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Drift Barriers to Quality Control When Genes Are Expressed at Different Levels by Xiong, Kun, McEntee, Jay P, Porfirio, David J, Masel, Joanna

“…Gene expression is imperfect, sometimes leading to toxic products. Solutions take two forms: globally reducing error rates, or ensuring that the consequences…”
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Punctuated evolution in the learned songs of African sunbirds by McEntee, Jay P, Zhelezov, Gleb, Werema, Chacha, Najar, Nadje, Peñalba, Joshua V, Mulungu, Elia, Mbilinyi, Maneno, Karimi, Sylvester, Chumakova, Lyubov, Gordon Burleigh, J, Bowie, Rauri C K

“…Learned traits are thought to be subject to different evolutionary dynamics than other phenotypes, but their evolutionary tempo and mode has received little…”
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The systematics and biogeography of African tailorbirds (Cisticolidae: Artisornis) with comment on the choice of Bayesian branch-length prior when analyzing heterogeneous data by Bowie, Rauri C.K., Pasquet, Eric, McEntee, Jay P., Njilima, Fadhili, Fjeldså, Jon

“…[Display omitted] •A. moreaui is sister to A. metopias; considerable intraspecific genetic divergence.•Disjunct distribution of A. moreaui is not a consequence…”
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Genetic surfing, not allopatric divergence, explains spatial sorting of mitochondrial haplotypes in venomous coralsnakes by Streicher, Jeffrey W., McEntee, Jay P., Drzich, Laura C., Card, Daren C., Schield, Drew R., Smart, Utpal, Parkinson, Christopher L., Jezkova, Tereza, Smith, Eric N., Castoe, Todd A.

“…Strong spatial sorting of genetic variation in contiguous populations is often explained by local adaptation or secondary contact following allopatric…”
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Disperser limitation and recruitment of an endemic African tree in a fragmented landscape by Cordeiro, Norbert J, Ndangalasi, Henry J, McEntee, Jay P, Howe, Henry F

“…Forest fragmentation may have positive or negative effects on tropical tree populations. Our earlier study of an endemic African tree, Leptonychia usambarensis…”
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Context, Structural Variability and Distinctiveness of California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis) Vocal Duets by Benedict, Lauryn, McEntee, Jay P

“…Avian vocal duets occur when paired birds produce temporally and structurally coordinated vocalizations. Duets are given by members of many species from…”
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Crouching towhee, hidden scrub-jay: California towhees, Melozone crissalis, attack conspecific mobbing partners while assaulting a western scrub-jay, Aphelocoma californica by McEntee, Jay P, Devitt, Thomas J

“…We describe an encounter of eight territorial California towhees (Melozone crissalis), alternately engaged in mobbing a western scrub-jay (Aphelocoma…”
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Sex-specific territoriality, aggression and duetting in the Carolina wren during the nonbreeding season by Zapata, Danny, McEntee, Jay P.

“…Territorial behaviour is fundamental in the lives of many animal species. In many monogamous birds, mated pairs defend year-round territories in a cooperative…”
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Reciprocal territorial responses of parapatric African sunbirds: species-level asymmetry and intraspecific geographic variation by McEntee, Jay P.

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Spoils of war and peace: enemy adoption and queen-right colony fusion follow costly intraspecific conflict in acacia ants by Rudolph, Kathleen P., McEntee, Jay P.

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Social selection parapatry in Afrotropical sunbirds: SOCIAL SELECTION PARAPATRY IN SUNBIRDS by McEntee, Jay P., Peñalba, Joshua V., Werema, Chacha, Mulungu, Elia, Mbilinyi, Maneno, Moyer, David, Hansen, Louis, Fjeldså, Jon, Bowie, Rauri C. K.

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CROUCHING TOWHEE, HIDDEN SCRUB-JAY: CALIFORNIA TOWHEES, MELOZONE CRISSALIS, ATTACK CONSPECIFIC MOBBING PARTNERS WHILE ASSAULTING A WESTERN SCRUB-JAY, APHELOCOMA CALIFOBNICA by McEntee, Jay P., Devitt, Thomas J.

“…We describe an encounter of eight territorial California towhees (Melozone crissalis), alternate engaged in mobbing a western scrub-jay (Aphelocoma…”
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Acorn harvesting by acorn woodpeckers: annual variation and comparison with genetic estimates by Koenig, W D, McEntee, J P, Walters, EL

“…Questions: (1) How does the effort that birds invest in harvesting acorns, including the distance the acorns are moved - a key factor affecting population…”
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