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This project investigates the genetic basis of flight loss in rails, a bird family known for their ability to colonize islands. By analyzing genomic data from both living and extinct species, it aims to understand the molecular mechanisms behind convergent evolution and the adaptations related to flightlessness.
Convergent evolution—when similar changes occur in independent lineages—may be caused by similar selection pressures resulting in the same adaptations.
This is exemplified by the evolution of echolocation in bats and whales, and the evolution of flight in insects, bats, and birds.
The phenotypic convergence in major traits is less well-understood at a molecular level, and cases of genomic convergence are rare.
In this action, I will focus on rails, a family of birds that is outstanding in two re…
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