Over the last decade, molecular studies carried out on the Australasian biota have revealed
a new world of organic structure that exists from submicroscopic to continental scale …

How the origin of novel behaviors can shape the evolutionary trajectory of organisms in
response to environmental change remains poorly understood. Birds, especially those with …

The passerine family Meliphagidae (the honeyeaters) comprises 175–180 species in 40–50
genera. It is an iconic element of the Australo‐Papuan avifauna and also occurs in …

Abstract During the Cenozoic, Australia experienced major climatic shifts that have had
dramatic ecological consequences for the modern biota. Mesic tropical ecosystems were …

We present a complete, time-scaled, evolutionary tree of the world's bird species. This tree
unites phylogenetic estimates for 9,239 species from 262 studies published between 1990 …

Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) are a diverse clade that is easily distinguishable from other
birds. Despite the clear characters that define Psittaciformes (hooked bills, zygodactylous …

The tree-frog family Rhacophoridae is a major group contributing to the high pecies richness
and reproductive diversity among vertebrates of Sundaland. Nonetheless, rhacophorid …

People form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species, such as dogs, cats, and
horses. For the most part, these are domesticated animals, with one notable exception …

Australia is a vast continent with a range of environments broadly differentiated into three
major biomes. The best studied of these, the mesic biome, is confined to the eastern coast …

Schweizer, M., Güntert, M. & Hertwig, ST (2012). Out of the Bassian province: historical
biogeography of the Australasian platycercine parrots (Aves, Psittaciformes).—Zoologica …