Journal
AMERICAN NATURALIST
Volume 183, Issue 3, Pages 325-341Publisher
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/674899
Keywords
Camarhynchus; Philornis downsi; parasite; mate choice; disassortative pairing; asymmetric reproductive isolation
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- Australian Research Council
- Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
- Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
- Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation
- Winifred Violet Scott Trust
- American Bird Conservancy
- Conservation International
- Australian Federation for University Women
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds/Birdfair
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Species hybridization can lead to fitness costs, species collapse, and novel evolutionary trajectories in changing environments. Hybridization is predicted to be more common when environmental conditions change rapidly. Here, we test patterns of hybridization in three sympatric tree finch species (small tree finch Camarhynchus parvulus, medium tree finch Camarhynchus pauper, and large tree finch: Camarhynchus psittacula) that are currently recognized on Floreana Island, Galaapagos Archipelago. Genetic analysis of microsatellite data from contemporary samples showed two genetic populations and one hybrid cluster in both 2005 and 2010; hybrid individuals were derived from genetic population 1 (small morph) and genetic population 2 (large morph). Females of the large and rare species were more likely to pair with males of the small common species. Finch populations differed in morphology in 1852--1906 compared with 2005/2010. An unsupervised clustering method showed (a) support for three morphological clusters in the historical tree finch sample (1852--1906), which is consistent with current species recognition; (b) support for two or three morphological clusters in 2005 with some (19%) hybridization; and (c) support for just two morphological clusters in 2010 with frequent (41%) hybridization. We discuss these findings in relation to species demarcations of Camarhynchus tree finches on Floreana Island.
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