Morphological shifts consistent with the island syndrome in land-bridge island birds
Maarten J K Hoepel, Sebastian Steibl, Martim Melo, Amancio Motove Etingüe, Sonya M. Clegg, Steven C. Miller, Pau Enric Serra‐Marin, Pablo Owono Owono Nchama, Ursula Revelanda Asangono Edjang Maye, Sofía I. Hayden Bofill, Maximiliano Fero Meñe, Mary Katherine Gonder, Luís Valente
The paper tests if land-bridge islands drive morphological changes in songbirds similar to oceanic islands, finding consistent trait shifts and increased body size across species.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology