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Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds
- E. Jarvis, Siavash Mirarab, +102 authors Guo-Jie Zhang
- Medicine, Biology
- Science
- 12 December 2014
To better determine the history of modern birds, we performed a genome-scale phylogenetic analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves using phylogenomic methods created to handle… Expand
Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation
- Guo-Jie Zhang, C. Li, +103 authors J. Wang
- Biology, Medicine
- Science
- 12 December 2014
Birds are the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates and have wide relevance across many research fields. We explored bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 avian species… Expand
An Update of Wallace’s Zoogeographic Regions of the World
- Ben G. Holt, J. Lessard, +12 authors C. Rahbek
- Geography, Medicine
- Science
- 4 January 2013
Next-Generation Biogeography In 1876, Alfred Russel Wallace mapped the zoogeographical regions of the world, based on the distributions and taxonomic relationships of broadly defined mammalian… Expand
The use of isotope tracers for identifying populations of migratory birds
Abstract To determine whether stable isotopes can be used for identifying the geographic origins of migratory bird populations, we examined the isotopic composition of hydrogen (deuterium, δD),… Expand
Multiscale assessment of patterns of avian species richness
- C. Rahbek, G. Graves
- Geography, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 10 April 2001
The search for a common cause of species richness gradients has spawned more than 100 explanatory hypotheses in just the past two decades. Despite recent conceptual advances, further refinement of… Expand
A multilocus molecular phylogeny of the parrots (Psittaciformes): support for a Gondwanan origin during the cretaceous.
- T. F. Wright, Erin E Schirtzinger, +8 authors R. Fleischer
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular biology and evolution
- 1 October 2008
The question of when modern birds (Neornithes) first diversified has generated much debate among avian systematists. Fossil evidence generally supports a Tertiary diversification, whereas estimates… Expand
Predicting continental-scale patterns of bird species richness with spatially explicit models
- C. Rahbek, N. Gotelli, R. Colwell, Gary L. Entsminger, T. F. Rangel, G. Graves
- Geography, Medicine
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological…
- 22 January 2007
The causes of global variation in species richness have been debated for nearly two centuries with no clear resolution in sight. Competing hypotheses have typically been evaluated with correlative… Expand
Global phylogeographic limits of Hawaii's avian malaria
- J. Beadell, F. Ishtiaq, +10 authors R. Fleischer
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological…
- 7 December 2006
The introduction of avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum) to Hawaii has provided a model system for studying the influence of exotic disease on naive host populations. Little is known, however, about… Expand
Linking Breeding and Wintering Ranges of a Migratory Songbird Using Stable Isotopes
- D. Rubenstein, C. Chamberlain, +4 authors N. Tuross
- Geography, Medicine
- Science
- 8 February 2002
We used the natural abundance of stable isotopes (carbon and hydrogen) in the feathers of a neotropical migrant songbird to determine where birds from particular breeding areas spend the winter and… Expand