A complex copy number variant underlies differences in both colour plumage and cold adaptation in a dimorphic seabird.
A. Tigano, T. K. Reiertsen, J. R. Walters, V. L. Friesen
The paper identifies a complex copy number variant in a non-coding region that underlies plumage color dimorphism and thermal adaptation in Atlantic common murres.
bioRxiv · Dec 28, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology