Birds, blooms, and evolving diversity.

Abstract:

:In this Open Highlight, Senior Editor Lauren Richardson features exciting new Open Access research into how species evolve their characteristic traits.

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PLoS Biol

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PLoS biology

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Richardson LA

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10.1371/journal.pbio.3000020

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Has Abstract

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2018-10-04 00:00:00

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e3000020

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10

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1544-9173

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1545-7885

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PBIOLOGY-D-18-00435

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16

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