Bats and birds: exceptional longevity despite high metabolic rates

J Munshi-South, GS Wilkinson - Ageing research reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Bats and birds live substantially longer on average than non-flying mammals of similar body
size. The combination of small body size, high metabolic rates, and long lifespan in bats and …

The functions of vocal learning in parrots

JW Bradbury, TJS Balsby - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2016 - Springer
Given that both sexes of most parrots learn new vocalizations throughout life and produce
them in diverse social contexts, whereas few songbird species combine all these traits, why …

An update of Wallace's zoogeographic regions of the world

BG Holt, JP Lessard, MK Borregaard, SA Fritz… - Science, 2013 - science.org
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 …

A new time tree reveals Earth history's imprint on the evolution of modern birds

S Claramunt, J Cracraft - Science advances, 2015 - science.org
Determining the timing of diversification of modern birds has been difficult. We combined
DNA sequences of clock-like genes for most avian families with 130 fossil birds to generate …

Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs

RE Green, EL Braun, J Armstrong, D Earl, N Nguyen… - Science, 2014 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Crocodilians and birds are the two extant clades of archosaurs, a group
that includes the extinct dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Fossils suggest that living crocodilians …

Evolutionary covariation in geometric morphometric data: analyzing integration, modularity, and allometry in a phylogenetic context

CP Klingenberg, J Marugán-Lobón - Systematic biology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Quantifying integration and modularity of evolutionary changes in morphometric traits is
crucial for understanding how organismal shapes evolve. For this purpose, comparative …

Decline of a biome: evolution, contraction, fragmentation, extinction and invasion of the Australian mesic zone biota

M Byrne, DA Steane, L Joseph, DK Yeates… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The mesic biome, encompassing both rain forest and open sclerophyllous forests, is
central to understanding the evolution of Australia's terrestrial biota and has long been …

Evolution of modern birds revealed by mitogenomics: timing the radiation and origin of major orders

MA Pacheco, FU Battistuzzi, M Lentino… - Molecular Biology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Haemoproteus minutus is highly virulent for Australasian and South American parrots

L Ortiz-Catedral, D Brunton, MF Stidworthy… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Haemoproteus and Plasmodium species are widespread avian blood
parasites. Several Plasmodium species are known for their high virulence and have caused …

Evolution of olfaction in non-avian theropod dinosaurs and birds

DK Zelenitsky, F Therrien… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Little is known about the olfactory capabilities of extinct basal (non-neornithine) birds or the
evolutionary changes in olfaction that occurred from non-avian theropods through modern …