Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-679 Warsaw, Poland.
Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Department of Ecological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, 7800003 Santiago, Chile.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2022 Sep;37(9):759-767. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.05.003. Epub 2022 Jun 9.
The Southern Hemisphere differs from the Northern Hemisphere in many aspects. However, most ecological and evolutionary research is conducted in the Northern Hemisphere and its conclusions are extrapolated to the entire globe. Therefore, unique organismal and evolutionary characteristics of the south are overlooked. We use ornithology to show the importance of including a southern perspective. We present examples of plumage pigmentation, brood-parasitic nestling ejection, flightlessness, female song, and female aggression modulated by progesterone as complementary models for investigating fundamental biological questions. More research in the Southern Hemisphere, together with increased cooperation among researchers across the hemispheres and within the Southern Hemisphere, will provide a greater global outlook into ecology and evolution.
南半球在许多方面与北半球不同。然而，大多数生态和进化研究都是在北半球进行的，其结论被推断到整个地球。因此，南方独特的生物和进化特征被忽视了。我们用鸟类学来说明包括南方观点的重要性。我们提出了羽毛色素沉着、巢寄生雏鸟驱逐、飞行能力丧失、雌鸟歌唱和孕激素调节的雌鸟攻击等例子，作为研究基本生物学问题的补充模型。在南半球进行更多的研究，以及增加跨半球和南半球内部的研究人员之间的合作，将为生态和进化提供更广阔的全球视野。
