The Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution and the origins of modern biodiversity
Biodiversity today has the unusual property that 85% of plant and animal species live on
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
What have we learned from the first 500 avian genomes?
GA Bravo, CJ Schmitt… - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The increased capacity of DNA sequencing has significantly advanced our understanding of
the phylogeny of birds and the proximate and ultimate mechanisms molding their genomic …
the phylogeny of birds and the proximate and ultimate mechanisms molding their genomic …
A simple dynamic model explains the diversity of island birds worldwide
Colonization, speciation and extinction are dynamic processes that influence global patterns
of species richness,,,,–. Island biogeography theory predicts that the contribution of these …
of species richness,,,,–. Island biogeography theory predicts that the contribution of these …
What is the age of flowering plants?
H Sauquet, S Ramírez-Barahona, S Magallón - 2022 - academic.oup.com
The origin of flowering plants (angiosperms) was one of the most transformative events in
the history of our planet. Despite considerable interest from multiple research fields …
the history of our planet. Despite considerable interest from multiple research fields …
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 …
Data types and the phylogeny of Neoaves
EL Braun, RT Kimball - Birds, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Some of the earliest studies using molecular data to resolve evolutionary
history separated birds into three main groups: Paleognathae (ostriches and allies) …
history separated birds into three main groups: Paleognathae (ostriches and allies) …
Two notorious nodes: a critical examination of relaxed molecular clock age estimates of the bilaterian animals and placental mammals
The popularity of relaxed clock Bayesian inference of clade origin timings has generated
several recent publications with focal results considerably older than the fossils of the clades …
several recent publications with focal results considerably older than the fossils of the clades …
Environmental signal in the evolutionary diversification of bird skeletons
Characterizing how variation in the tempo and mode of evolution has structured the
phenotypic diversity of extant species is a central goal of macroevolution,–. However …
phenotypic diversity of extant species is a central goal of macroevolution,–. However …
Genome and life-history evolution link bird diversification to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction
Complex patterns of genome evolution associated with the end-Cretaceous [Cretaceous-
Paleogene (K–Pg)] mass extinction limit our understanding of the early evolutionary history …
Paleogene (K–Pg)] mass extinction limit our understanding of the early evolutionary history …
Phylogenomic analyses of echinoid diversification prompt a re-evaluation of their fossil record
Echinoids are key components of modern marine ecosystems. Despite a remarkable fossil
record, the emergence of their crown group is documented by few specimens of unclear …
record, the emergence of their crown group is documented by few specimens of unclear …