Positive association between population genetic differentiation and speciation rates in New World birds

MG Harvey, GF Seeholzer, BT Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
An implicit assumption of speciation biology is that population differentiation is an important
stage of evolutionary diversification, but its significance as a rate-limiting control on …

Genetic applications in avian conservation

SM Haig, WM Bronaugh, RS Crowhurst, J D'elia… - The Auk, 2011 - academic.oup.com
A fundamental need in conserving species and their habitats is defining distinct entities that
range from individuals to species to ecosystems and beyond (Table; Ryder …

A multilocus phylogeny of a major New World avian radiation: the Vireonidae

DL Slager, CJ Battey, RW Bryson Jr, G Voelker… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2014 - Elsevier
The family Vireonidae represents one of the most widespread and well-known New World
avian radiations, but a robust species-level phylogeny of the group is lacking. Here, we infer …

Birds in space and time: genetic changes accompanying anthropogenic habitat fragmentation in the endangered black‐capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)

G Athrey, KR Barr, RF Lance… - Evolutionary …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic alterations in the natural environment can be a potent evolutionary force. For
species that have specific habitat requirements, habitat loss can result in substantial genetic …

Multilocus phylogeography and morphology give insights into the recent evolution of a Mexican endemic songbird: Vireo hypochryseus

E Arbeláez‐Cortés, D Roldán‐Piña… - Journal of Avian …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We used multilocus phylogeographic analyses, morphometric measurements, and
environmental niche models (ENMs) to analyze the recent evolution of the golden vireo …

Source-sink population dynamics driven by a brood parasite: a case study of an endangered songbird, the black-capped vireo

LE Walker, JM Marzluff, DA Cimprich - Biological Conservation, 2016 - Elsevier
A thorough understanding of the effects of spatially and temporally variable demographic
drivers of population processes is necessary to accurately evaluate potential source-sink …

The role of the Ord Arid Intrusion in the historical and contemporary genetic division of long‐tailed finch subspecies in northern Australia

LA Rollins, N Svedin, SR Pryke… - Ecology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of separation by biogeographic features followed by secondary contact can blur
taxonomic boundaries and produce complex genetic signatures. We analyzed population …

Understanding nest success and brood parasitism in the endangered Black-capped Vireo: comparisons with two sympatric songbirds

AJ Campomizzi, HA Mathewson… - The Wilson Journal …, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
Nest predation and brood parasitism likely cause declines in many songbird species, yet the
rate of these declines varies among species. Simultaneously studying co-occurring species …

[PDF][PDF] Low mitochondrial DNA variability in the captive breeding population of the critically endangered Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) from Colombia

C Posso-Pelaez, C Ibanez, P Bloor - … Conservation and Biology, 2018 - academia.edu
The Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is a critically endangered crocodile species
found only in the Orinoco River basin in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South …

How far is too close? restricted, sex‐biased dispersal in black‐capped vireos

G Athrey, RF Lance, PL Leberg - Molecular Ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the interplay of dispersal and how it translates into gene flow is key to
understanding population processes, and especially so for endangered species occupying …