We’ve had bird evolution all wrong
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A frozen chunk of genome rewrites our understanding of the bird family tree.
A frozen chunk of genome rewrites our understanding of the bird family tree.
Crested caracaraAs I write this, it's 1st April, and that means, in lieu of trying to make a joke that somebody in the future…
TeratornisYes, it's that time of year again. This post will be current as of 1st April, and that means it's time to hand over to.
I have never had the good fortune of seeing living tropicbirds in person, so I can only imagine that they must look ethereal.
A bold project to read the complete genetic sequences of every known vertebrate species reaches its first milestone by…
A recent genetic study tried to resolve the phylogeny of two bird genera by generating more data. Time for a trip down memory…
In sub-Saharan Africa there live six species of small, sociable birds called the mousebirds or colies. Classified into two…
Several recent studies have shown that support for contentious relationships in phylogenomic studies can be driven by a few…
The tree of birds just got a bit more accurate with a study published last October. We first covered the ever-evolving tree in…
A couple of years ago, I noted that genomic datasets have not helped resolve the phylogeny at the root of the placentals…
El año pasado se publicó un árbol filogenético de las aves basado en 48 especies. Generó mucha polémica entre los expertos.
Why birds diversified
What comes to mind when you think about insects? For a lot of people, the word sends a shiver up their spine as they imagine…
What do flamingoes and pigeons have in common? You might say very little—after all, flamingoes are long–legged, vibrantly–colored…
Humans have always been in awe of birds: their beautiful feathers, their graceful flight, and their sweet songs. These are just…
Happy New Year! To put the cap on 2014, we’ve highlighted some of our favorite biodiversity research and stories from the year.
The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new…
The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new…
Songbirds stutter, babble when young, become mute if parts of their brains are damaged, learn how to sing from their elders and…
Click here to read this post in SpanishHaga clic aquí para leer este blog en españolKing Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah; top…
Paintings of mourning doves (left) and a flamingo (right) by John…
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The evidence for intelligent design just keeps getting stronger. It's long been known that the Cambrian explosion isn't the…
In an ambitious four-year genetic study on bird evolution, an international consortium of more than 200 scientists from 80…
Cheng Cheng is from the School of Life Science
Cheng Cheng is from the School of Life Science
Cheng Cheng is from the School of Life Science
As part of a huge effort to sequence and compare the entire genomes of 48 species of birds representing every major order of…
It appears that today, thanks to the power of whole genome analysis and as published in Science magazine, we gain a knowledge…