[HTML][HTML] Causes and consequences of apparent timescaling across all estimated evolutionary rates
Evolutionary rates play a central role in connecting micro-and macroevolution. All
evolutionary rate estimates, including rates of molecular evolution, trait evolution, and …
evolutionary rate estimates, including rates of molecular evolution, trait evolution, and …
Fourth report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2022
The chicken continues to hold its position as a leading model organism within many areas of
research, as well as being a major source of protein for human consumption. The First …
research, as well as being a major source of protein for human consumption. The First …
Earth history and the passerine superradiation
Avian diversification has been influenced by global climate change, plate tectonic
movements, and mass extinction events. However, the impact of these factors on the …
movements, and mass extinction events. However, the impact of these factors on the …
Mammal diversity will take millions of years to recover from the current biodiversity crisis
The incipient sixth mass extinction that started in the Late Pleistocene has already erased
over 300 mammal species and, with them, more than 2.5 billion y of unique evolutionary …
over 300 mammal species and, with them, more than 2.5 billion y of unique evolutionary …
[HTML][HTML] Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes
Despite tremendous efforts in the past decades, relationships among main avian lineages
remain heavily debated without a clear resolution. Discrepancies have been attributed to …
remain heavily debated without a clear resolution. Discrepancies have been attributed to …
[HTML][HTML] Early evolution of modern birds structured by global forest collapse at the end-Cretaceous mass extinction
The fossil record and recent molecular phylogenies support an extraordinary early-Cenozoic
radiation of crown birds (Neornithes) after the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction …
radiation of crown birds (Neornithes) after the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction …
Late Cretaceous neornithine from Europe illuminates the origins of crown birds
Our understanding of the earliest stages of crown bird evolution is hindered by an
exceedingly sparse avian fossil record from the Mesozoic era. The most ancient …
exceedingly sparse avian fossil record from the Mesozoic era. The most ancient …
The origin of the legumes is a complex paleopolyploid phylogenomic tangle closely associated with the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction event
The consequences of the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary (KPB) mass extinction
for the evolution of plant diversity remain poorly understood, even though evolutionary …
for the evolution of plant diversity remain poorly understood, even though evolutionary …
Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind
Birds today are the most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates, and understanding why
extant birds (Aves) alone among dinosaurs survived the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass …
extant birds (Aves) alone among dinosaurs survived the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass …
[HTML][HTML] A phylogenomic supertree of birds
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 …
or sequence capture) have the potential to reveal the tree of life, but it remains challenging …