Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds
To better determine the history of modern birds, we performed a genome-scale phylogenetic
analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves using phylogenomic methods …
analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves using phylogenomic methods …
The evolutionary history of the extinct ratite moa and New Zealand Neogene paleogeography
The ratite moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) were a speciose group of massive graviportal avian
herbivores that dominated the New Zealand (NZ) ecosystem until their extinction≈ 600 …
herbivores that dominated the New Zealand (NZ) ecosystem until their extinction≈ 600 …
Recent advances in avian palaeobiology in New Zealand with implications for understanding New Zealand's geological, climatic and evolutionary histories
New Zealand, long recognised as a land where birds dominate the terrestrial vertebrate
biota, lacked an informative fossil record for the non-marine pre-Pleistocene avifauna until …
biota, lacked an informative fossil record for the non-marine pre-Pleistocene avifauna until …
[HTML][HTML] A synopsis of the Early Miocene St Bathans Fauna of New Zealand
Abstract The St Bathans Fauna, from sites near the village of St Bathans, Central Otago,
South Island, is the first substantive pre-Quaternary terrestrial vertebrate fossil fauna …
South Island, is the first substantive pre-Quaternary terrestrial vertebrate fossil fauna …
[图书][B] Biogeography of Australasia: a molecular analysis
M Heads - 2013 - books.google.com
Over the last decade, molecular studies carried out on the Australasian biota have revealed
a new world of organic structure that exists from submicroscopic to continental scale …
a new world of organic structure that exists from submicroscopic to continental scale …
A megafauna's microfauna: gastrointestinal parasites of New Zealand's extinct moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes)
We perform the first multidisciplinary study of parasites from an extinct megafaunal clade
using coprolites from the New Zealand moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes). Ancient DNA and …
using coprolites from the New Zealand moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes). Ancient DNA and …
[HTML][HTML] A Paleogene origin for crown passerines and the diversification of the Oscines in the New World
AP Selvatti, LP Gonzaga… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, we present a detailed family-level phylogenetic hypothesis for the largest avian
order (Aves: Passeriformes) and an unmatched multi-calibrated, relaxed clock inference for …
order (Aves: Passeriformes) and an unmatched multi-calibrated, relaxed clock inference for …
Dating the diversification of the major lineages of Passeriformes (Aves)
Abstract Background The avian Order Passeriformes is an enormously species-rich group,
which comprises almost 60% of all living bird species. This diverse order is believed to have …
which comprises almost 60% of all living bird species. This diverse order is believed to have …
Resolving deep lineage divergences in core corvoid passerine birds supports a proto-Papuan island origin
M Aggerbeck, J Fjeldså, L Christidis, PH Fabre… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2014 - Elsevier
It is well established that the global expansion of songbirds (Oscines) originated in East
Gondwana (present day Australo-Papua), and it has been postulated that one of the main …
Gondwana (present day Australo-Papua), and it has been postulated that one of the main …
The age of the crown group of passerine birds and its evolutionary significance–molecular calibrations versus the fossil record
G Mayr - Systematics and Biodiversity, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Based on calibrations of molecular phylogenies and biogeographic considerations, it has
been argued that the basal divergences of crown group Passeriformes occurred in the late …
been argued that the basal divergences of crown group Passeriformes occurred in the late …