Morphological and Phylogenetic Relations Among the Darwin's Finches

Evolution ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolph Schluter
Keyword(s):  
Darwin's Finches ◽  
Phylogenetic Relations ◽  
Darwin’S Finches

scholarly journals Isotopic Niche Segregation among Darwin’s Finches on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Mariana Villegas ◽  
Catherine Soos ◽  
Gustavo Jiménez-Uzcátegui ◽  
Shukri Matan ◽  
Keith A. Hobson
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Sympatric Species ◽  
Isotopic Niche ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Santa Cruz Island ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Δ13c And Δ15n ◽  
Darwin's Finches ◽  
Darwin’S Finches ◽  
Foraging Guilds

Darwin’s finches are a classic example of adaptive radiation involving differential use of dietary resources among sympatric species. Here, we apply stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N, and δ2H) analyses of feathers to examine ecological segregation among eight Darwin’s finch species in Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos collected from live birds and museum specimens (1962–2019). We found that δ13C values were higher for the granivorous and herbivorous foraging guilds, and lower for the insectivorous finches. Values of δ15N were similar among foraging guilds but values of δ2H were higher for insectivores, followed by granivores, and lowest for herbivores. The herbivorous guild generally occupied the largest isotopic standard ellipse areas for all isotopic combinations and the insectivorous guild the smallest. Values of δ2H provided better trophic discrimination than those of δ15N possibly due to confounding influences of agricultural inputs of nitrogen. Segregation among guilds was enhanced by portraying guilds in three-dimensional isotope (δ13C, δ15N, and δ2H) space. Values of δ13C and δ15N were higher for feathers of museum specimens than for live birds. We provide evidence that Darwin’s finches on Santa Cruz Island tend to be generalists with overlapping isotopic niches and suggest that dietary overlap may also be more considerable than previously thought.

Moult and the breeding cycle in Darwin's finches

1966 ◽  
Vol 107 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Snow
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Cycle ◽  
Darwin's Finches ◽  
Darwin’S Finches

Increasing prevalence of avian poxvirus in Darwin's finches and its effect on male pairing success

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Kleindorfer ◽  
Rachael Y. Dudaniec
Keyword(s):  
Darwin's Finches ◽  
Darwin’S Finches
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