Modern attempts to produce biogeographic maps focus on the distribution of species, and
the maps are typically drawn without phylogenetic considerations. Here, we generate a …

The avian clade Passerida was first identified based on DNA–DNA hybridization data [CG
Sibley, JE Ahlquist, Phylogeny and Classification of Birds, 1990, Yale University Press, New …

This is the first-time flexi-cover edition of this classic field guide, which is the definitive
volume on the region's birdlife. This award-winning book, which was first published in 2000 …

Numerous species have adapted to humans, especially invasive species associated with
humans in towns and cities. Short flight distances of populations adapted to urban …

Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds presents an up-to-date classification of
Australian birds. Building on the authors 1994 book, The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of …

The phylogeny of the thrushes (Aves: Turdus) has been difficult to reconstruct due to short
internal branches and lack of node support for certain parts of the tree. Reconstructing the …

The systematics of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea are reviewed, focusing on studies of
relationships among families and within genera, more superficially on taxonomic studies at …

The evolution of migration in birds remains an outstanding, unresolved question in
evolutionary ecology. A particularly intriguing question is why individuals in some species …

Sylvioidea is one of the three superfamilies recognized within the largest avian radiation, the
parvorder Passerida. In the present study, which is the first taxon-dense analysis of the …

Predators have been hypothesized to prey on individuals in a poor state of health, although
this hypothesis has only rarely been examined. We used extensive data on prey abundance …