Beyond genes‐for‐behaviour: The potential for genomics to resolve long‐standing questions in avian brood parasitism
Abstract Behavioural ecology by definition of its founding ‘Tinbergian framework’ is an integrative field, however, it lags behind in incorporating genomic methods. ‘Finding the gene/s for a behaviour’ is still rarely feasible or cost‐effective in the wild but as we show here, genomic data can be us...
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| author | Katja Rönkä Fabrice Eroukhmanoff Jonna Kulmuni Pierre Nouhaud Rose Thorogood |
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| description | Abstract Behavioural ecology by definition of its founding ‘Tinbergian framework’ is an integrative field, however, it lags behind in incorporating genomic methods. ‘Finding the gene/s for a behaviour’ is still rarely feasible or cost‐effective in the wild but as we show here, genomic data can be used to address broader questions. Here we use avian brood parasitism, a model system in behavioural ecology as a case study to highlight how behavioural ecologists could use the full potential of state‐of‐the‐art genomic tools. Brood parasite–host interactions are one of the most easily observable and amenable natural laboratories of antagonistic coevolution, and as such have intrigued evolutionary biologists for decades. Using worked examples, we demonstrate how genomic data can be used to study the causes and mechanisms of (co)evolutionary adaptation and answer three key questions for the field: (i) Where and when should brood parasitism evolve?, (ii) When and how should hosts defend?, and (iii) Will coevolution persist with ecological change? In doing so, we discuss how behavioural and molecular ecologists can collaborate to integrate Tinbergen's questions and achieve the coherent science that he promoted to solve the mysteries of nature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1cf8a5ba0dc84c558f381548acaf889b2024-12-20T04:20:58ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582024-11-01141112010.1002/ece3.70335Beyond genes‐for‐behaviour: The potential for genomics to resolve long‐standing questions in avian brood parasitismKatja Rönkä0Fabrice Eroukhmanoff1Jonna Kulmuni2Pierre Nouhaud3Rose Thorogood4HiLIFE Helsinki Institute of Life Sciences University of Helsinki Helsinki FinlandCentre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biology University of Oslo Oslo NorwayResearch Programme in Organismal & Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Helsinki Helsinki FinlandResearch Programme in Organismal & Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Helsinki Helsinki FinlandHiLIFE Helsinki Institute of Life Sciences University of Helsinki Helsinki FinlandAbstract Behavioural ecology by definition of its founding ‘Tinbergian framework’ is an integrative field, however, it lags behind in incorporating genomic methods. ‘Finding the gene/s for a behaviour’ is still rarely feasible or cost‐effective in the wild but as we show here, genomic data can be used to address broader questions. Here we use avian brood parasitism, a model system in behavioural ecology as a case study to highlight how behavioural ecologists could use the full potential of state‐of‐the‐art genomic tools. Brood parasite–host interactions are one of the most easily observable and amenable natural laboratories of antagonistic coevolution, and as such have intrigued evolutionary biologists for decades. Using worked examples, we demonstrate how genomic data can be used to study the causes and mechanisms of (co)evolutionary adaptation and answer three key questions for the field: (i) Where and when should brood parasitism evolve?, (ii) When and how should hosts defend?, and (iii) Will coevolution persist with ecological change? In doing so, we discuss how behavioural and molecular ecologists can collaborate to integrate Tinbergen's questions and achieve the coherent science that he promoted to solve the mysteries of nature.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70335avian brood parasitismbehavioural ecologybehavioural genomicslandscape genomicspopulation genomicsTinbergen's four questions |
| spellingShingle | Katja Rönkä Fabrice Eroukhmanoff Jonna Kulmuni Pierre Nouhaud Rose Thorogood Beyond genes‐for‐behaviour: The potential for genomics to resolve long‐standing questions in avian brood parasitism Ecology and Evolution avian brood parasitism behavioural ecology behavioural genomics landscape genomics population genomics Tinbergen's four questions |
| title | Beyond genes‐for‐behaviour: The potential for genomics to resolve long‐standing questions in avian brood parasitism |
| title_full | Beyond genes‐for‐behaviour: The potential for genomics to resolve long‐standing questions in avian brood parasitism |
| title_fullStr | Beyond genes‐for‐behaviour: The potential for genomics to resolve long‐standing questions in avian brood parasitism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond genes‐for‐behaviour: The potential for genomics to resolve long‐standing questions in avian brood parasitism |
| title_short | Beyond genes‐for‐behaviour: The potential for genomics to resolve long‐standing questions in avian brood parasitism |
| title_sort | beyond genes for behaviour the potential for genomics to resolve long standing questions in avian brood parasitism |
| topic | avian brood parasitism behavioural ecology behavioural genomics landscape genomics population genomics Tinbergen's four questions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70335 |
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