ARTIFICIAL SELECTION DIVERSIFIES BIRDSONG THROUGH POLYGENIC CHANGES ACROSS SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS
Małgorzata Anna Gazda, William C Tucker, Paulo Pereira, Pedro Miguel Araújo, Mariel Etchegaray, Larissa B. Patterson, Soraia Barbosa, Raquel O. Vasconcelos, Paulo J. Fonseca, Joel Alves, Sandra Afonso, Marisa Ferreira‐Marques, Margarida Guimares-Moreira, Hanka Venselaar, Erwin van Wijk, , Miguel Carneiro
This study shows that artificial selection in canaries leads to polygenic changes across sensory and motor systems, affecting song diversity and auditory traits.
bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology