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Researcher | Institution | Original publication | Reading recommendations | Beyond | CitationMigratory birds can travel thousands of kilometers with great precision. In this video, MIRIAM LIEDVOGEL explores the genetic characteristics that enable this. Focusing on blackcaps because of the different types of migratory behavior that they exhibit, Liedvogel employs geolocator technology to track birds’ movements in their natural habitat. Among other things, the research demonstrates that differing migratory orientation can be linked to variation in the individual genome. Providing insight into behavioral variability and sensory biology the research also helps to explain how populations adapt to changing ecological conditions and can therefore contribute to the optimization of conservation measures.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21036/LTPUB10978
Institution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology consists of three departments: Evolutionary Genetics, Evolutionary Theory, and Microbial Population Biology.
Basic research is conducted here to explain fundamental processes in evolutionary biology. These include ecological adaptations, the origin of sexuality or the evolution of cooperativity. The range of research work includes ecological, organismal, molecular and theoretical approaches.
Original publication
The Evolutionary History and Genomics of European Blackcap Migration
Elife
Published in 2020
Individual Variability and Versatility in an Eco-Evolutionary Model of Avian Migration
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Published in 2020
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