Ancient DNA (aDNA) has the ability to inform the evolutionary history of both extant and
extinct taxa; however, the use of aDNA in the study of avian evolution is lacking in …

Since Malagasy human culture became established in a multi-layered way by genetic
admixture of Austronesian (Indonesia), Bantu (East Africa) and West Asian populations, the …

Among non-avian maniraptoran eggshells, oofamilies Prismatoolithidae and
Elongatoolithidae are usually associated with troodontid and oviraptorosaur dinosaurs …

In 1976 John Ostrom published an enlightening paper about the anatomical transformations
in the shoulder girdle and forelimb elements along the origin of birds. Most of his ideas were …

The functions of slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, distinct
sleep substates present in both mammals and birds, remain unresolved. One approach to …

Some biomechanical studies from fossil specimens suggest that sustained flapping flight of
birds could have appeared in their Mesozoic ancestors. We challenge this idea because a …

Thirty years ago, DNA sequences were obtained from an extinct Aotearoa New Zealand
animal for the first time. Since then, ancient DNA research has provided many–often …

Abstract The Greater Rhea (Rhea americana, Rheidae) is a flightless paleognath with a
wide geographical distribution in South America. The morphology of its shoulder girdle and …

Advances in genome sequencing techniques produced a significant growth of
phylogenomic datasets. This massive amount of data represents a computational challenge …

Streblopus Van Lansberge, 1874 has been one of the most mysterious dung beetle groups
of the Neotropical fauna, having a rather peculiar morphology, very few known specimens in …