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A comprehensive multilocus phylogeny for the wood-warblers and a revised classification of the Parulidae (Aves).
- I. Lovette, J. Pérez-Emán, +9 authors E. Bermingham
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 November 2010
The birds in the family Parulidae-commonly termed the New World warblers or wood-warblers-are a classic model radiation for studies of ecological and behavioral differentiation. Although the… Expand
PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AND MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN DARWIN'S FINCHES AND THEIR RELATIVES
- K. Burns, S. Hackett, N. K. Klein
- Biology, Medicine
- Evolution; international journal of organic…
- 1 June 2002
Abstract Despite the importance of Darwin's finches to the development of evolutionary theory, the origin of the group has only recently been examined using a rigorous, phylogenetic methodology that… Expand
A PHYLOGENETIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL DICHROMATISM IN TANAGERS (THRAUPIDAE): THE ROLE OF FEMALE VERSUS MALE PLUMAGE
- K. Burns
- Biology, Medicine
- Evolution; international journal of organic…
- 1 August 1998
The evolution of sexual dichromatism in tanagers (family Thraupidae) was studied from a phylogenetic perspective using a molecular‐based phylogeny. Mapping patterns of sexual dimorphism in plumage… Expand
Molecular systematics of tanagers (Thraupinae): evolution and biogeography of a diverse radiation of neotropical birds.
- K. Burns
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 December 1997
The tanagers (Passeriformes: Emberizidae: Thraupinae) are a diverse group of mostly Neotropical birds with a wide range of feeding morphologies, behaviors, plumage patterns and colors, and habitat… Expand
Are the Northern Andes a species pump for Neotropical birds? Phylogenetics and biogeography of a clade of Neotropical tanagers (Aves: Thraupini)
Aim We used mitochondrial DNA sequence data to reconstruct the phylogeny of a large clade of tanagers (Aves: Thraupini). We used the phylogeny of this Neotropical bird group to identify areas of… Expand
Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of Neotropical tanagers in the genus Tangara.
- K. Burns, Kazuya Naoki
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 September 2004
Species in the genus Tangara are distributed throughout the New World tropics and vary in their morphology, behavior, and ecology. We used data from the cytochrome b and ND 2 genes to provide the… Expand
A comprehensive multilocus assessment of sparrow (Aves: Passerellidae) relationships.
- J. Klicka, F. Keith Barker, +4 authors Robert W. Bryson
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 August 2014
The New World sparrows (Emberizidae) are among the best known of songbird groups and have long-been recognized as one of the prominent components of the New World nine-primaried oscine assemblage.… Expand
Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds.
- K. Burns, Allison J. Shultz, +5 authors I. Lovette
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 June 2014
Thraupidae is the second largest family of birds and represents about 4% of all avian species and 12% of the Neotropical avifauna. Species in this family display a wide range of plumage colors and… Expand
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS OF THE GENUS PIRANGA: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOGEOGRAPHY AND THE EVOLUTION OF MORPHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
- K. Burns
- Biology
- 1 July 1998
Species in the genus Piranga vary in degree of sexual dimorphism, plumage coloration, morphology, song, migratory patterns, and geographic distribution. To study these aspects of Piranga biology in… Expand
Going to extremes: contrasting rates of diversification in a recent radiation of new world passerine birds.
- F. K. Barker, K. Burns, J. Klicka, S. M. Lanyon, I. Lovette
- Biology, Medicine
- Systematic biology
- 1 March 2013
Recent analyses suggest that a few major shifts in diversification rate may be enough to explain most of the disparity in diversity among vertebrate lineages. At least one significant increase in… Expand