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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Fang YT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5951845 | biostudies-other | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Nature communications 20180514 1
Nest building is a widespread behavior among birds that reflects their adaptation to the environment and evolutionary history. However, it remains unclear how nests evolve and how their evolution relates to the bird phylogeny. Here, by examining the evolution of three nest characters-structure, site, and attachment-across all bird families, we reveal that nest characters did not change synchronically across the avian phylogeny but had disparate evolutionary trajectories. Nest structure shows str ...[more]