Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) represent the most widespread type of sequence
variation in genomes, yet they have only emerged recently as valuable genetic markers for …

… et al., 2009), or it could follow the more conventional route of primer design followed by
individual PCR. The … We thank members of the Brumfield and Carstens labs, J. Good, T. Glenn, B. …

Sequence capture and restriction site associated DNA sequencing (RAD-Seq) are two
genomic enrichment strategies for applying next-generation sequencing technologies to …

To better determine the history of modern birds, we performed a genome-scale phylogenetic
analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves using phylogenomic methods …

Although massively parallel sequencing has facilitated large-scale DNA sequencing,
comparisons among distantly related species rely upon small portions of the genome that are …

Birds are the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates and have wide relevance across
many research fields. We explored bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 avian …

… Robb Brumfield and colleagues have examined patterns of genetic differentiation in co-distributed
bird species in tropical Central and South America and find unequivocal support for …

Whole-genome sequencing projects are increasingly populating the tree of life and
characterizing biodiversity 1 , 2 , 3 – 4 . Sparse taxon sampling has previously been proposed to …

Patterns of diversification in species‐rich clades provide insight into the processes that generate
biological diversity. We tested different models of lineage and phenotypic diversification …

… Eocene (53) could have provided a plausible route for dispersal to North America from Asia.
In … 1), which would have made the trans-Antarctic route implausible. Given the differences …