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Plumage features constitute a major component of courtship signals.

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We observe closely related species in sympatry and infer how they evolved from a common ancestor.

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Males transmit signals in courtship through behavioral displays.

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Thus the genetic basis to the origin of bird species is to be sought in the inheritance of adult traits that are subject to natural and sexual selection.

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Species can be recognized by their morphological characteristics and songs.

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Thus mating of females was strictly along the lines of paternal song.

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The independent role of morphology in mate choice is revealed by the rare instances where the usual association between song and morphology is disrupted.

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To summarize, the particular song a male sings, and the behavioral responses of females to song and morphological signals, are not genetically inherited in a fixed manner but are determined by learning early in life.

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Genes that underlie the capacity to receive, use and transmit information are the evolving properties.

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Exchange of breeding individuals between two populations tends to homogenize their gene pools.

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Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: Unknown

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