Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "birds"
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A Phylogenetic Perspective on Foraging Mode Evolution and Habitat Use in West Indian Anolis Lizards
(Elsevier, 2008)Although many descriptive studies of foraging mode have been performed, the factors that underlie the evolution of foraging mode remain poorly understood. To test the hypothesis that foraging mode evolution is affected by ... -
Triploid Plover Female Provides Support for a Role of the W Chromosome in Avian Sex Determination
(The Royal Society, 2012)Two models, Z Dosage and Dominant W, have been proposed to explain sex determination in birds, in which males are characterized by the presence of two Z chromosomes, and females are hemizygous with a Z and a W chromosome. ...