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. 2018 Oct 4;16(10):e3000020.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000020. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Birds, blooms, and evolving diversity

Lauren A Richardson  1
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Birds, blooms, and evolving diversity

Lauren A Richardson. PLoS Biol. .

Abstract

In this Open Highlight, Senior Editor Lauren Richardson features exciting new Open Access research into how species evolve their characteristic traits.

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Conflict of interest statement

LAR is a current paid employee at Public Library of Science.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Hepatic tanager.
Image credit: Flikr user Alan Schmierer.
Fig 2
Fig 2. Species of birds with different social systems.
(a) Blue tit Parus caeruleus young leave their parents after nutritional dependency ends and do not engage in cooperative breeding, (b) the Siberian jay Perisoreus infaustus is a family-living species without cooperative breeding, (c) apostlebird Struthidea cinereal offspring stay with their parents and help rear subsequent broods, and (d) the guira cuckoo Guira is an example of the rare case in which cooperative breeding involves nonkin individuals. Image credit: doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2000483.
Fig 3
Fig 3. A reconstruction of the angiosperm ancestral flower.
Image credit: doi: 10.1038/ncomms16047.
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