Comparative genetic studies of non-model organisms are transforming rapidly due to major
advances in sequencing technology. A limiting factor in these studies has been the …

The wood-warblers (family Parulidae) fall within a radiation of passerine birds commonly
known as the New World nine-primaried oscines. Defining familial relationships within that …

New DNA sequencing technologies are allowing researchers to explore the genomes of the
millions of natural history specimens collected prior to the molecular era. Yet, we know little …

The first edition of this book was written at a time when comprehensive analyses of
molecular sequence data just began to provide a robust framework for the interrelationships …

Background The Neotropical avifauna is more diverse than that of any other biogeographic
region, but our understanding of patterns of regional divergence is limited. Critical …

Mitochondrial (mt) genes and genomes are among the major sources of data for
evolutionary studies in birds. This places mitogenomic studies in birds at the core of intense …

Background The phylogenetic tree of Galliformes (gamebirds, including megapodes,
currassows, guinea fowl, New and Old World quails, chicken, pheasants, grouse, and …

It has long been appreciated that analyses of genomic data (eg, whole genome sequencing
or sequence capture) have the potential to reveal the tree of life, but it remains challenging …

Homologous synteny blocks (HSBs) and evolutionary breakpoint regions (EBRs) in
mammalian chromosomes are enriched for distinct DNA features, contributing to distinct …

Background The number of de novo genome sequence assemblies is increasing
exponentially; however, relatively few contain one scaffold/contig per chromosome. Such …