THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MODEL ORGANISMS The house sparrow in the service of basic and applied biology
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MODEL ORGANISMS The house sparrow in the service of basic and applied biology
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10.7554/elife.52803
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发表时间：
2020-04-28
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7.7
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Martin, Lynn B.
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作者：
Hanson, Haley E.;Mathews, Noreen S.;Martin, Lynn B.
从斯堪的纳维亚半岛的最北端到巴塔哥尼亚半岛的最南端，跨越六大洲，麻雀（Passer arteriticus）居住在地球仪上大多数人类改造的栖息地。该物种发表了超过7，000篇文章，不仅成为研究自我城市化野生动物的主力，而且也是了解生命史和体型进化，性选择和许多其他生物现象的主力。传统上，家雀被研究它们对当地生物和气候条件的适应，但最近，该物种已成为寻求揭示入侵脊椎动物物种成功的基因组，表观遗传和生理基础的研究重点。在这里，我们回顾了家雀的自然历史，强调了这些鸟类的研究对生物科学的意义，并描述了许多可用于该物种未来工作的资源。
From the northernmost tip of Scandinavia to the southernmost corner of Patagonia, and across six continents, house sparrows (Passer domesticus) inhabit most human-modified habitats of the globe. With over 7,000 articles published, the species has become a workhorse for not only the study of self-urbanized wildlife, but also for understanding life history and body size evolution, sexual selection and many other biological phenomena. Traditionally, house sparrows were studied for their adaptations to local biotic and climatic conditions, but more recently, the species has come to serve as a focus for studies seeking to reveal the genomic, epigenetic and physiological underpinnings of success among invasive vertebrate species. Here, we review the natural history of house sparrows, highlight what the study of these birds has meant to bioscience generally, and describe the many resources available for future work on this species.