The role of mountain ranges in the diversification of birds

J Fjeldså, RCK Bowie, C Rahbek - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Avian faunas vary greatly among montane areas; those at high latitudes are biologically
impoverished, whereas those of some low-latitude mountains are biologically very complex …

A review of the recent advances in the systematics of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea

P Alström, U Olsson, LEI Fumin - Avian Research, 2013 - j-avianres.com
The systematics of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea are reviewed, focusing on studies of
relationships among families and within genera, more superficially on taxonomic studies at …

[HTML][HTML] The evolutionary history and genomics of European blackcap migration

K Delmore, JC Illera, J Perez-Tris, G Segelbacher… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Seasonal migration is a taxonomically widespread behaviour that integrates across many
traits. The European blackcap exhibits enormous variation in migration and is renowned for …

Near-complete phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the world's babblers (Aves: Passeriformes)

T Cai, A Cibois, P Alström, RG Moyle… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2019 - Elsevier
The babblers are a diverse group of passerine birds comprising 452 species. The group was
long regarded as a “scrap basket” in taxonomic classification schemes. Although several …

The role of evolutionary time, diversification rates and dispersal in determining the global diversity of a large radiation of passerine birds

T Cai, S Shao, JD Kennedy, P Alström… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Variation in species diversity among different geographical areas may result from
differences in speciation and extinction rates, immigration and time for diversification. An …

Niche availability in space and time: migration in Sylvia warblers

I Laube, CH Graham… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The ecological niche of a species is dynamic at a variety of spatial and temporal scales;
embracing this complexity is required for accurate assessment of species' niche …

The importance of migratory drop-off for island colonization in birds

P Dufour, F Sayol, R Cooke… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Seasonal migration is an underappreciated driver of animal diversification. Changes in
migratory behaviour may favour the establishment of sedentary founder populations and …

A Reference Genome Assembly for the Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

G Baudrin, JM Pons, B Bed'Hom, L Gil… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) forms with the Mediterranean flycatcher
(Muscicapa tyrrhenica) a newly recognized species pair of trans-Saharan migratory …

[PDF][PDF] Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: eighth report

P Galliformes - Ibis, 2012 - academia.edu
Grouse (Tetraonidae, sensu Voous 1977) are nested within Phasianidae (sensu Voous
1977), as demonstrated by a number of molecular phylogenetic studies (Kimball et al. 1999 …

Fossil-calibrated time tree of Podarcis wall lizards provides limited support for biogeographic calibration models

D Salvi, C Pinho, J Mendes, DJ Harris - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Podarcis wall lizards are endemic to the Mediterranean Basin where they represent the
predominant reptile group. Despite being extensively used as model organisms in …