The evolution of cerebrotypes in birds

AN Iwaniuk, PL Hurd - Brain, behavior and evolution, 2005 - karger.com
Multivariate analyses of brain composition in mammals, amphibians and fish have revealed
the evolution of 'cerebrotypes' that reflect specific niches and/or clades. Here, we present the …

Testosterone, testes size, and mating success in birds: a comparative study

LZ Garamszegi, M Eens, S Hurtrez-Boussès… - Hormones and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Reproductive behaviors of vertebrates are often underpinned by temporal patterns of
hormone secretion. We investigated interspecific patterns of circulating testosterone in male …

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 …

[图书][B] Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds

L Christidis, W Boles - 2008 - books.google.com
Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds presents an up-to-date classification of
Australian birds. Building on the authors 1994 book, The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of …

THE EVOLUTION OF F1 POSTZYGOTIC INCOMPATIBILITIES IN BIRDS

TD Price, MM Bouvier - Evolution, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We analyzed the rate at which postzygotic incompatibilities accumulate in birds. Our
purposes were to assess the role of intrinsic F1 hybrid infertility and inviability in the …

Analysis of a rapid evolutionary radiation using ultraconserved elements: evidence for a bias in some multispecies coalescent methods

KA Meiklejohn, BC Faircloth, TC Glenn… - Systematic …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Rapid evolutionary radiations are expected to require large amounts of sequence data to
resolve. To resolve these types of relationships many systematists believe that it will be …

Morphometrics of the avian small intestine compared with that of nonflying mammals: a phylogenetic approach

SR Lavin, WH Karasov, AR Ives… - Physiological and …, 2008 - journals.uchicago.edu
Flying animals may experience a selective constraint on gut volume because the energetic
cost of flight increases and maneuverability decreases with greater digesta load. The small …

Phylogenetics, biogeography and classification of, and character evolution in, gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes): effects of character exclusion, data partitioning and …

TM Crowe, RCK Bowie, P Bloomer, TG Mandiwana… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The phylogenetic relationships, biogeography and classification of, and morpho‐behavioral
(M/B) evolution in, gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes) are investigated. In‐group taxa (rooted on …

Evolution of avian plumage dichromatism from a proximate perspective

RT Kimball, JD Ligon - The American Naturalist, 1999 - journals.uchicago.edu
Several studies have indicated that sexual plumage dichromatism is a result of four
proximate mechanisms: estrogen, testosterone, luteinizing hormone, and nonhormonal …

Assessing phylogenetic relationships among Galliformes: a multigene phylogeny with expanded taxon sampling in Phasianidae

N Wang, RT Kimball, EL Braun, B Liang, Z Zhang - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Galliform birds (relatives of the chicken and turkey) have attracted substantial attention due
to their importance to society and value as model systems. This makes understanding the …