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Carduelinae

 
National Institutes of Health

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2009
2009
Molecular phylogeny of Carduelinae (Aves, Passeriformes, Fringillidae) proves polyphyletic origin of the genera Serinus and Carduelis and suggests redefined generic limits.
Relationships of the 133 species of the subfamily Carduelinae (Fringillidae) are poorly resolved. For a more robust phylogenetic… Expand
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2005
2005
Zur Kenntnis des Samenöffnens und der Struktur des hörnernen Gaumens bei körnerfressenden Oscines
  • V. Ziswiler
  • Journal für Ornithologie
  • 2005
    • Corpus ID: 37078766
1. An zahlreichen Formen körnerfressender Oscines wurden der Samenöffnungs-Mechanismus an Hand von Zeitlupenfilmen analysiert… Expand
2005
2005
Predation, seed size partitioning and the evolution of body size in seed-eating finches
  • C. Benkman
  • Evolutionary Ecology
  • 2005
    • Corpus ID: 22063169
SummaryI compare the relationship between bill size (depth) and body size among different taxa of seed-eating finches to test the… Expand
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2004
2004
Ventilation and oxygen consumption in rosy finches and house finches at sea level and high altitude
SummaryRosy finches (Leucosticte arctoa) breed at altitudes above 3500 m in eastern California. House finches (Carpodacus… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
CAROTENOID PIGMENTS IN MALE HOUSE FINCH PLUMAGE IN RELATION TO AGE, SUBSPECIES, AND ORNAMENTAL COLORATION
Abstract Like males of many bird species, male House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) have patches of feathers with ornamental… Expand
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Phylogeny and rapid Northern and Southern Hemisphere speciation of goldfinches during the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs
Abstract. Mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) from 25 out of 31 extant goldfinches, siskins, greenfinches and redpolls (genus… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Increased fiber capillarization in flight muscle of finch at altitude.
We examined fiber capillarization and ultrastructure in the highly aerobic flight muscle of six gray crowned rosy finches… Expand
1997
1997
Characters discriminating two seed husking mechanisms in finches (Fringillidae: Carduelinae) and estrildids (Passeridae: Estrildinae)
Finches have two major types of seed husking, each with two phases: crushing and seed husk disposal. Recent observations show… Expand
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1996
Highly Cited
1996
SEXUAL DICHROMATISM IN BIRDS: IMPORTANCE OF NEST PREDATION AND NEST LOCATION FOR FEMALES VERSUS MALES
Examinations of variation in plumage dichromatism in birds have focused on male plumage brightness and largely neglected… Expand
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Winter Fattening in the American Goldfinch and the Possible Role of Temperature in Its Regulation
We investigated whether environmental temperature has any causal role in the winter fattening in certain finches of the subfamily… Expand
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