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  1. Dynamic evolution of olfactory receptor genes in the Turkey Vulture and Black Vulture
  2. The phylogenetic position of the extinct Hawaiian honeyeaters: Overcoming the limitations of antique DNA
  3. Territorial aggression and coexistence in hybridizing Campylorhynchus : disentangling the roles of climate, resource availability, and species interactions in western Ecuador
  4. Males discriminate between substrate-borne cues of conspecific females based on age and mating status in the jumping spider, Habronattus brunneus
  5. Genome and life-history evolution link bird diversification to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction
  6. Unraveling the genomic landscape of Campylorhynchus wrens along western Ecuador's precipitation gradient: Insights into hybridization, isolation by distance, and isolation by the environment
  7. Investigating flock-associated mimicry: examining the evidence for, and drivers of, plumage mimicry in the greater and lesser necklaced laughingthrush
  8. Testing the mettle of METAL: A comparison of phylogenomic methods using a challenging but well-resolved phylogeny
  9. Phylogenetic placement of the leaf-footed bug tribes Agriopocorini, Amorbini, and Manocoreini (Heteroptera: Coreidae) using ultraconserved elements
  10. The evolution of multi-component weapons in the superfamily of leaf-footed bugs
  11. Bare parts in the Galliformes: the evolution of a multifunctional structure
  12. The role of high-contrast male facial stripes in mitigating female aggression in the jumping spider Plexippus paykulli
  13. Low hybridization temperatures improve target capture success of invertebrate loci: a case study of leaf-footed bugs (Hemiptera: Coreoidea)
  14. Functions of avian elongated tails, with suggestions for future studies
  15. The evolution of multi-component weapons in the superfamily of leaf-footed bugs
  16. Can convergence in mixed-species flocks lead to evolutionary divergence? Evidence for and methods to test this hypothesis
  17. Evolution of stridulatory mechanisms: vibroacoustic communication may be common in leaf-footed bugs and allies (Heteroptera: Coreoidea)
  18. Estimating phylogenies from genomes: A beginners review of commonly used genomic data in vertebrate phylogenomics
  19. High association strengths are linked to phenotypic similarity, including plumage color and patterns, of participants in mixed-species bird flocks of southwestern China
  20. Molecular early burst associated with the diversification of birds at the K–Pg boundary
  21. Exploring Conflicts in Whole Genome Phylogenetics: A Case Study within Manakins (Aves: Pipridae)
  22. 2022 AOS Marion Jenkinson Service Award to Erin Morrison
  23. 2022 AOS Peter R. Stettenheim Service Award to Melinda Pruett-Jones
  24. Updating splits, lumps, and shuffles: Reconciling GenBank names with standardized avian taxonomies
  25. Dancing drives evolution of sexual size dimorphism in manakins
  26. Phylogenetic definitions for 25 higher-level clade names of birds
  27. Dynamic Patterns of Sex Chromosome Evolution in Neognath Birds: Many Independent Barriers to Recombination at the ATP5F1A Locus
  28. Dynamic Patterns of Sex Chromosome Evolution in Neognath Birds: Many Independent Barriers to Recombination at the ATP5F1A Locus
  29. Historical specimens and the limits of subspecies phylogenomics in the New World quails (Odontophoridae)
  30. Genome-wide assessment of population structure in Florida’s coastal seaside sparrows
  31. Protein Structure, Models of Sequence Evolution, and Data Type Effects in Phylogenetic Analyses of Mitochondrial Data: A Case Study in Birds
  32. A novel exome probe set captures phototransduction genes across birds (Aves) enabling efficient analysis of vision evolution
  33. Protein Structure, Models of Sequence Evolution, and Data Type Effects in Phylogenetic Analyses of Mitochondrial Data: A Case Study in Birds
  34. When good mitochondria go bad: Cyto-nuclear discordance in landfowl (Aves: Galliformes)
  35. Data Types and the Phylogeny of Neoaves
  36. Data Types and the Phylogeny of Neoaves
  37. Phylogeny and diversification of the gallopheasants (Aves: Galliformes): Testing roles of sexual selection and environmental niche divergence
  38. The evolution of autotomy in leaf-footed bugs
  39. Mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera anatoliaca (Hymenoptera: Apidae) – the Anatolian honey bee
  40. Whole genome phylogeny of Gallus: introgression and data-type effects
  41. The complete mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera jemenitica (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae), the Arabian honey bee
  42. The mitochondrial genome of the Maltese honey bee, Apis mellifera ruttneri (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)
  43. The mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera simensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an Ethiopian honey bee
  44. The complete mitochondrial genome of the West African honey bee Apis mellifera adansonii (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)
  45. The mitochondrial genome of the Spanish honey bee, Apis mellifera iberiensis (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae), from Portugal
  46. Strong phenotypic divergence in spite of low genetic structure in the endemic Mangrove Warbler subspecies (Setophaga petechia xanthotera) of Costa Rica
  47. A Phylogenomic Supertree of Birds
  48. The complete mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera unicolor (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae), the Malagasy honey bee
  49. The mitochondrial genome of the Carniolan honey bee, Apis mellifera carnica (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)
  50. Insight from an Ultraconserved Element Bait Set Designed for Hemipteran Phylogenetics Integrated with Genomic Resources
  51. A simple strategy for recovering ultraconserved elements, exons, and introns from low coverage shotgun sequencing of museum specimens: placement of the partridge genus Tropicoperdix within the Galliformes
  52. Comparison of the Chinese bamboo partridge and red Junglefowl genome sequences highlights the importance of demography in genome evolution
  53. Mitochondrial genome diversity and population structure of two western honey bee subspecies in the Republic of South Africa
  54. Does the use of a multi-trait, multi-test approach to measure animal personality yield different behavioural syndrome results?
  55. Rapid morphological change of a top predator with the invasion of a novel prey
  56. How do seemingly non-vagile clades accomplish trans-marine dispersal? Trait and dispersal evolution in the landfowl (Aves: Galliformes)
  57. Historical relationships of three enigmatic phasianid genera (Aves: Galliformes) inferred using phylogenomic and mitogenomic data
  58. Why Do Phylogenomic Data Sets Yield Conflicting Trees? Data Type Influences the Avian Tree of Life more than Taxon Sampling
  59. The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic placement of Apis nigrocincta Smith (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae), an Asian, cavity-nesting honey bee
  60. The complex evolutionary history of big-eared horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus macrotis complex): insights from genetic, morphological and acoustic data
  61. Rapid and recent diversification of curassows, guans, and chachalacas (Galliformes: Cracidae) out of Mesoamerica: Phylogeny inferred from mitochondrial, intron, and ultraconserved element sequences
  62. Ancestral range reconstruction of Galliformes: the effects of topology and taxon sampling
  63. Kin-biased conspecific brood parasitism in a native Mandarin duck population
  64. Sorting out relationships among the grouse and ptarmigan using intron, mitochondrial, and ultra-conserved element sequences
  65. Re-evaluating the distribution of cooperative breeding in birds: is it tightly linked with altriciality?
  66. Analysis of a Rapid Evolutionary Radiation Using Ultraconserved Elements: Evidence for a Bias in Some Multispecies Coalescent Methods
  67. The complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid honey bee, Apis mellifera capensis × Apis mellifera scutellata, from South Africa
  68. The complete mitochondrial genome of the Cape honey bee, Apis mellifera capensis Esch. (Insecta: hymenoptera: apidae)
  69. Avoiding Missing Data Biases in Phylogenomic Inference: An Empirical Study in the Landfowl (Aves: Galliformes)
  70. Uncommon Levels of Relatedness and Parentage in a Cooperatively Breeding Bird, the Brown-Headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
  71. Land connectivity changes and global cooling shaped the colonization history and diversification of New World quail (Aves: Galliformes: Odontophoridae)
  72. Building the avian tree of life using a large-scale, sparse supermatrix
  73. Do pups recognize maternal calls in pomona leaf-nosed bats, Hipposideros pomona?
  74. Coreopsis sect. Pseudoagarista (Asteraceae: Coreopsideae): Molecular phylogeny, chromosome numbers, and comments on taxonomy and distribution
  75. The evolution of peafowl and other taxa with ocelli (eyespots): a phylogenomic approach
  76. Incongruence among different mitochondrial regions: A case study using complete mitogenomes
  77. Does more sequence data improve estimates of galliform phylogeny? Analyses of a rapid radiation using a complete data matrix
  78. Identifying localized biases in large datasets: A case study using the avian tree of life
  79. Does more sequence data improve estimates of galliform phylogeny? Analyses of a rapid radiation using a complete data matrix
  80. Geographic Variation in the Acoustic Traits of Greater Horseshoe Bats: Testing the Importance of Drift and Ecological Selection in Evolutionary Processes
  81. Assessing Phylogenetic Relationships among Galliformes: A Multigene Phylogeny with Expanded Taxon Sampling in Phasianidae
  82. Parsimony and Model-Based Analyses of Indels in Avian Nuclear Genes Reveal Congruent and Incongruent Phylogenetic Signals
  83. Ratite Nonmonophyly: Independent Evidence from 40 Novel Loci
  84. Nestmate killing by obligate brood parasitic chicks: is this linked to obligate siblicidal behavior?
  85. Testing Hypotheses about the Sister Group of the Passeriformes Using an Independent 30-Locus Data Set
  86. Homoplastic microinversions and the avian tree of life
  87. A Macroevolutionary Perspective on Multiple Sexual Traits in the Phasianidae (Galliformes)
  88. Are Transposable Element Insertions Homoplasy Free?: An Examination Using the Avian Tree of Life
  89. Fine-Scale Spatial Genetic Structure in the Cooperatively Breeding Brown-Headed Nuthatch ( Sitta pusilla )
  90. Dispersers shape fruit diversity in Ficus (Moraceae)
  91. Comparative molecular evolution and phylogenetic utility of 3′-UTRs and introns in Galliformes
  92. Female Choice for Male Morphological Traits in House Sparrows, Passer domesticus
  93. Molecular and Morphological Divergence in a Pair of Bird Species and Their Ectoparasites
  94. Interspecific brood parasitism in galliform birds
  95. A well-tested set of primers to amplify regions spread across the avian genome
  96. Genetic divergence among Snail Kite subspecies: implications for the conservation of the endangered Florida Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
  97. On the origin of the Galápagos hawk: an examination of phenotypic differentiation and mitochondrial paraphyly
  98. Phylogenomic evidence for multiple losses of flight in ratite birds
  99. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the brown-headed nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
  100. A multigene phylogeny of Galliformes supports a single origin of erectile ability in non-feathered facial traits
  101. A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History
  102. Correlated evolution of fig size and color supports the dispersal syndromes hypothesis
  103. Duplication of Accelerated Evolution and Growth Hormone Gene in Passerine Birds
  104. Introns outperform exons in analyses of basal avian phylogeny using clathrin heavy chain genes
  105. Duplication of Accelerated Evolution and Growth Hormone Gene in Passerine Birds
  106. Co-phylogeography and comparative population genetics of the threatened Galápagos hawk and three ectoparasite species: ecology shapes population histories within parasite communities
  107. Patterns of Vertebrate Isochore Evolution Revealed by Comparison of Expressed Mammalian, Avian, and Crocodilian Genes
  108. PHYLOGENETIC POSITION OF THE NEW WORLD QUAIL (ODONTOPHORIDAE): EIGHT NUCLEAR LOCI AND THREE MITOCHONDRIAL REGIONS CONTRADICT MORPHOLOGY AND THE SIBLEY-AHLQUIST TAPESTRY
  109. Mitochondrial Genomes and Avian Phylogeny: Complex Characters and Resolvability without Explosive Radiations
  110. Phylogeography of the Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): A recent arrival to the Galápagos Islands
  111. Allozyme variation within and divergence between Lemna gibba and L. disperma: Systematic and biogeographic implications
  112. Phylogeny of Coreopsideae (Asteraceae) using ITS sequences suggests lability in reproductive characters
  113. Biogeography of Discontinuously Distributed Hydrophytes: A Molecular Appraisal of Intercontinental Disjunctions
  114. Out of Africa: molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of Wolffiella (Lemnaceae)
  115. Occurrence and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding among the Diurnal Raptors (Accipitridae and Falconidae)
  116. EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES IN THE GENUS COREOCARPUS: INSIGHTS FROM MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS
  117. OCCURRENCE AND EVOLUTION OF COOPERATIVE BREEDING AMONG THE DIURNAL RAPTORS (ACCIPITRIDAE AND FALCONIDAE)
  118. EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES IN THE GENUS COREOCARPUS: INSIGHTS FROM MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS
  119. Examining Basal Avian Divergences with Mitochondrial Sequences: Model Complexity, Taxon Sampling, and Sequence Length
  120. Allozyme Studies in Lemnaceae: Variation and Relationships in Lemna Sections Alatae and Biformes
  121. Inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) diversity within Monarda fistulosa var. brevis (Lamiaceae) and divergence between var. brevis and var. fistulosa in West Virginia
  122. The generic placement of a morphologically enigmatic species in Asteraceae: evidence from ITS sequences
  123. Phylogenetic Utility of Avian Ovomucoid Intron G: A Comparison of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Phylogenies in Galliformes
  124. Molecular and Morphological Reassessment of Relationships within the Vittadinia Group of Astereae (Asteraceae)
  125. POLYTOMIES, THE POWER OF PHYLOGENETIC INFERENCE, AND THE STOCHASTIC NATURE OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION: A COMMENT ON WALSH ET AL. (1999)
  126. A molecular phylogeny of the peacock-pheasants (Galliformes: Polyplectron spp.) indicates loss and reduction of ornamental traits and display behaviours
  127. A molecular phylogeny of the peacock-pheasants (Galliformes Polyplectron spp.) indicates loss and reduction of ornamental traits and display behaviours
  128. Evolution of the Mitochondrial DNA Control Region and Cytochrome b Genes and the Inference of Phylogenetic Relationships in the Avian Genus Lophura (Galliformes)
  129. Phylogenetic Utility of Avian Ovomucoid Intron G: A Comparison of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Phylogenies in Galliformes
  130. POLYTOMIES, THE POWER OF PHYLOGENETIC INFERENCE, AND THE STOCHASTIC NATURE OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION: A COMMENT ON WALSH ET AL. (1999)
  131. Mitochondrial DNA Phylogeny and Speciation in the Tragopans
  132. MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENY AND SPECIATION IN THE TRAGOPANS
  133. Evolution of Avian Plumage Dichromatism from a Proximate Perspective
  134. A Molecular Phylogeny of the Pheasants and Partridges Suggests That These Lineages Are Not Monophyletic
  135. Are Rooster Crows Honest Signals of Fighting Ability?
  136. Mate choice by female red junglefowl: the issues of multiple ornaments and fluctuating asymmetry
  137. Resolution of the phylogenetic position of the Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis: a biogeographic and evolutionary enigma
  138. Testicular Asymmetry and Secondary Sexual Characters in Red Junglefowl
  139. Fluctuating asymmetry in red junglefowl
  140. Sexual ornamentation, condition, and immune defence in the house sparrow Passer domesticus