One of the most startling discoveries in avian molecular phylogenetics is that the volant
tinamous are embedded in the flightless ratites, but this topology remains controversial …

Large-scale multilocus studies have become common in molecular phylogenetics, but the
best way to interpret these studies when their results strongly conflict with prior information …

Palaeognathae represent one of the two basal lineages in modern birds, and comprise the
volant (flighted) tinamous and the flightless ratites. Resolving palaeognath phylogenetic …

Ratites (ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, and kiwis) are large, flightless birds that have
long fascinated biologists. Their current distribution on isolated southern land masses is …

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 …

Recent phylogenetic studies question the monophyly of ratites (large, flightless birds
incorporating ostriches, rheas, kiwis, emus and cassowaries), suggesting their paraphyly …

The Palaeognathae comprise the flightless ratites and the volant tinamous, and together
with the Neognathae constitute the extant members of class Aves. It is commonly believed …

The origin and timing of the diversification of modern birds remains controversial, primarily
because phylogenetic relationships are incompletely resolved and uncertainty persists in …

Recent hypotheses on the higher‐level phylogeny of modern birds are reviewed, and areas
of agreement and major conflict are detailed, with emphasis being put on congruence …

The molecular systematics of vertebrates has been based entirely on alignments of primary
structures of macromolecules; however, higher order features of DNA sequences not used in …