This paper presents the first complete estimate of the phylogenetic relationships among all
197 species of extant and recently extinct ruminants combining morphological, ethological …

Procellariiform seabirds wander the world's oceans aided by olfactory abilities rivaling those
of any animal on earth. Over the past 15 years, I have been privileged to study the sensory …

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 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 …

In recent years, avian systematics has been characterized by a diminished reliance on
morphological cladistics of modern taxa, intensive palaeornithogical research stimulated by …

In vertebrates, stressors such as starvation or predator attacks stimulate the rapid elevation
of circulating glucocorticoid hormones, triggering physiological and behavioral responses …

Supertrees result from combining many smaller, overlap** phylogenetic trees into a
single, more comprehensive tree. As such, supertree construction is probably as old as the …

Supertree and supermatrix methods have great potential in the quest to build the tree of life
and yet they remain controversial, with most workers opting for one approach or the other …

▪ Abstract Supertree construction is a new, rigorous approach for combining phylogenetic
information to produce more inclusive phylogenies. It has been used to provide some of the …

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 …