Birds have arguably been the most intensely studied animal group for their phylogenetic
relationships. However, the recent advent of genome‐scale phylogenomics has made the …

Improved understanding of tick phylogeny has allowed testing of some biogeographical
patterns. On the basis of both literature data and a meta-analysis of available sequence …

Background Modern sequencing technologies should make the assembly of the relatively
small mitochondrial genomes an easy undertaking. However, few tools exist that address …

The first edition of this book was written at a time when comprehensive analyses of
molecular sequence data just began to provide a robust framework for the interrelationships …

Genealogies estimated from haplotypic genetic data play a prominent role in various
biological disciplines in general and in phylogenetics, population genetics and …

Mitochondrial (mt) genes and genomes are among the major sources of data for
evolutionary studies in birds. This places mitogenomic studies in birds at the core of intense …

The relationships of passerines (such as the well-studied zebra finch) with non-passerine
birds is one of the great enigmas of avian phylogenetic research, because decades of …

Background During the last ten years, major advances have been made in characterizing
and understanding the evolution of mitochondrial DNA, the most popular marker of …

Ratites are large, flightless birds and include the ostrich, rheas, kiwi, emu, and cassowaries,
along with extinct members, such as moa and elephant birds. Previous phylogenetic …

The question of when modern birds (Neornithes) first diversified has generated much debate
among avian systematists. Fossil evidence generally supports a Tertiary diversification …