Evolutionary and ecological forces influencing population diversification in Bornean montane passerines

• Main Authors: Chua, Vivien L., Smith, Brian Tilston, Burner, R.C., Mustafa, Abdul Rahman, Maklarin, Lakim, Prawiradilaga, Dewi M., Moyle, Robert G., Sheldon, Frederick H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2017
• Subjects: SF Animal culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17198/7/Evolutionary.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17198/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790317303706; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.016

The mountains of Borneo are well known for their high endemicity and historical role in preserving Southeast Asian rainforest biodiversity, but the diversification of populations inhabiting these mountains is poorly studied. Here we examine the genetic structure of 12 Bornean montane passerines by c...