Directional orientation of birds by the magnetic field under different light conditions

R Wiltschko, K Stapput, P Thalau… - Journal of the Royal …, 2010‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper reviews the directional orientation of birds with the help of the geomagnetic field
under various light conditions. Two fundamentally different types of response can be …

The Paleogene fossil record of birds in Europe

G Mayr - Biological Reviews, 2005‏ - cambridge.org
The Paleogene (Paleocene–Oligocene) fossil record of birds in Europe is reviewed and
recent and fossil taxa are placed into a phylogenetic framework, based on published …

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 phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history

SJ Hackett, RT Kimball, S Reddy, RCK Bowie… - science, 2008‏ - science.org
Deep avian evolutionary relationships have been difficult to resolve as a result of a putative
explosive radiation. Our study examined∼ 32 kilobases of aligned nuclear DNA sequences …

[ספר][B] Vertebrate palaeontology

MJ Benton - 2014‏ - books.google.com
Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

Paleogene fossil birds

G Mayr, Mayr - 2009‏ - Springer
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 …

Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils

PGP Ericson, CL Anderson, T Britton… - Biology …, 2006‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Patterns of diversification and timing of evolution within Neoaves, which includes almost
95% of all bird species, are virtually unknown. On the other hand, molecular data …

Late Cretaceous neornithine from Europe illuminates the origins of crown birds

DJ Field, J Benito, A Chen, JWM Jagt, DT Ksepka - Nature, 2020‏ - nature.com
Our understanding of the earliest stages of crown bird evolution is hindered by an
exceedingly sparse avian fossil record from the Mesozoic era. The most ancient …

Genomes, fossils, and the concurrent rise of modern birds and flowering plants in the Late Cretaceous

S Wu, FE Rheindt, J Zhang, J Wang, L Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - pnas.org
The phylogeny and divergence timing of the Neoavian radiation remain controversial
despite recent progress. We analyzed the genomes of 124 species across all Neoavian …

Higher-order phylogeny of modern birds (Theropoda, Aves: Neornithes) based on comparative anatomy. II. Analysis and discussion

BC Livezey, RL Zusi - Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
In recent years, avian systematics has been characterized by a diminished reliance on
morphological cladistics of modern taxa, intensive palaeornithogical research stimulated by …