Earth history and the passerine superradiation
Avian diversification has been influenced by global climate change, plate tectonic
movements, and mass extinction events. However, the impact of these factors on the …
movements, and mass extinction events. However, the impact of these factors on the …
[HTML][HTML] Complete vertebrate mitogenomes reveal widespread repeats and gene duplications
Background Modern sequencing technologies should make the assembly of the relatively
small mitochondrial genomes an easy undertaking. However, few tools exist that address …
small mitochondrial genomes an easy undertaking. However, few tools exist that address …
[HTML][HTML] Tectonic collision and uplift of Wallacea triggered the global songbird radiation
Songbirds (oscine passerines) are the most species-rich and cosmopolitan bird group,
comprising almost half of global avian diversity. Songbirds originated in Australia, but the …
comprising almost half of global avian diversity. Songbirds originated in Australia, but the …
Mosaic genome evolution in a recent and rapid avian radiation
KF Stryjewski, MD Sorenson - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2017 - nature.com
Recent genomic analyses of evolutionary radiations suggest that ancestral or standing
genetic variation may facilitate rapid diversification, particularly in cases involving …
genetic variation may facilitate rapid diversification, particularly in cases involving …
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 …
[PDF][PDF] Sharp increase of problematic mitogenomes of birds: Causes, consequences, and remedies
G Sangster, JA Luksenburg - Genome Biology and Evolution, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Authentic DNA sequences are crucial for reliable evolutionary inference. Concerns about
the identification of DNA sequences have been voiced several times in the past but few …
the identification of DNA sequences have been voiced several times in the past but few …
Body mass‐corrected molecular rate for bird mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA remains one of the most widely used molecular markers to reconstruct
the phylogeny and phylogeography of closely related birds. It has been proposed that bird …
the phylogeny and phylogeography of closely related birds. It has been proposed that bird …
[HTML][HTML] Comparative genomic analysis of vertebrate mitochondrial reveals a differential of rearrangements rate between taxonomic class
P Montaña-Lozano, M Moreno-Carmona… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Vertebrate mitochondrial genomes have been extensively studied for genetic and
evolutionary purposes, these are normally believed to be extremely conserved, however …
evolutionary purposes, these are normally believed to be extremely conserved, however …
[HTML][HTML] Pennaraptoran theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers
This chapter will cover clade definitions, the relationships within clades as well as the
occasional controversial relationships between different clades. Phylogenies arising from a …
occasional controversial relationships between different clades. Phylogenies arising from a …
Genetic architecture facilitates then constrains adaptation in a host–parasite coevolutionary arms race
CN Spottiswoode, W Tong, GA Jamie… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
In coevolutionary arms races, interacting species impose selection on each other,
generating reciprocal adaptations and counter adaptations. This process is typically …
generating reciprocal adaptations and counter adaptations. This process is typically …