生物如何演化去佔據地球上各式各樣的生態區位是相當有趣的問題。為了瞭解這個問題，我們對鳥類（和其他動物）的親緣地理學，適應性演化學，基因體學和行為生態學進行研究。因為鳥類演化出了一系列特殊的形態和行為特徵，所以我們選擇它們為研究對象。同時，誰能不對這些一窗之隔的繽紛飛羽多看一眼。

期刊論文

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