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Wind patterns as a potential driver in the evolution and maintenance of a North American migratory suture zone.
McCabe, Jennifer D; Olsen, Brian J; Hiebeler, David.
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  • McCabe JD; Department of Forestry and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706. jmccabe4@wisc.edu.
  • Olsen BJ; School of Biology & Ecology, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 04469. jmccabe4@wisc.edu.
  • Hiebeler D; School of Biology & Ecology, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 04469.
Evolution ; 70(9): 2145-54, 2016 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27435797
ABSTRACT
Suture zones are areas where range contact zones and hybrid zones of multiple taxa are clustered. Migratory divides, contact zones between divergent populations that breed adjacent to one another but use different migratory routes, are a particular case of suture zones. Although multiple hypotheses for both the formation and maintenance of migratory divides have been suggested, quantitative tests are scarce. Here, we tested whether a novel factor, prevailing winds, was sufficient to explain both the evolution and maintenance of the Cordilleran migratory divide using individual-based models. Empirical observations of eastern birds suggest a circuitous migratory route across Canada before heading south. Western breeders, however, travel south along the Pacific coast to their wintering grounds. We modeled the effect of wind on bird migratory flights by allowing them to float at elevation using spatially explicit modeled wind data. Modeled eastern birds had easterly mean trajectories, whereas western breeders showed significantly more southern trajectories. We also determined that a mean airspeed of 18.5 m s(-1) would be necessary to eliminate this difference in trajectory, a speed that is achieved by waterfowl and shorebirds, but is faster than songbird flight speeds. These results lend support for the potential importance of wind in shaping the phylogeographic history of North American songbirds.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Viento / Pájaros Cantores / Migración Animal / Evolución Biológica Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Evolution Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Viento / Pájaros Cantores / Migración Animal / Evolución Biológica Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Evolution Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article