Jente OttenburghsLoss of migration leads to speciation in the Fork-Tailed FlycatcherThe establishment of sedentary populations has several consequences for genetics, morphology and behavior.Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020
Jente OttenburghsLet me take a selfie: Scientists discover hybridization in a selfing fishNewly discovered site in the Bahamas houses a hybrid between two groups of mangrove rivulus fish.Jul 21, 2018Jul 21, 2018
Jente OttenburghsHoly Cow! Hybridization Facilitated Domestication and Adaptation of CowsNew study finds exchange of crucial genes between several cow species.Jun 26, 2018Jun 26, 2018
Jente OttenburghsColoring outside species boundaries: A ‘super’-cool example of adaptive introgression in…Although the main topic on this blog is avian hybridization, I occasionally venture into the world of other creatures (see for example here…May 29, 2018May 29, 2018
Jente OttenburghsHybridization in Primates (and yes, that includes you!)A recent paper in Current Opinion in Genetics and Development gives a concise overview of hybridization in primates, including humans.Oct 2, 2017Oct 2, 2017
Jente OttenburghsHybrid Geese: A Trilogy of PapersWith the publication of ‘A History of Hybrids? Genomic Patterns of Introgression in the True Geese’ in BMC Evolutionary Biology, the three…Aug 28, 2017Aug 28, 2017