Genetics and evidence for balancing selection of a sex-linked colour polymorphism in a songbird
K.-W. Kim, B. C. Jackson, H. Zhang, D. P. L. Toews, S. A. Taylor, E. I. Greig, I. J. Lovette, M. M. Liu, A. Davison, S. C. Griffith, K. Zeng, T. Burke
The paper identifies the genetic basis of a sex-linked colour polymorphism in Gouldian finches and finds evidence for balancing selection maintaining the polymorphism.
bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2019Evolutionary Biology