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Metrics matter: the effect of parasite richness, intensity and prevalence on the evolution of host migration by Shaw, Allison K., Sherman, Julie, Barker, F. Keith, Zuk, Marlene

“…Parasites have long been thought to influence the evolution of migration, but precisely determining the conditions under which this occurs by quantifying costs…”
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Mitogenomic data resolve basal relationships among passeriform and passeridan birds by Keith Barker, F.

“…[Display omitted] •Mitogenomes resolve relationships among basal passerines and major lineages of Passerida.•Adequate partitioning largely obviates the need…”
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Earth history and the passerine superradiation by Oliveros, Carl H, Field, Daniel J, Ksepka, Daniel T, Barker, F Keith, Aleixo, Alexandre, Andersen, Michael J, Alström, Per, Benz, Brett W, Braun, Edward L, Braun, Michael J, Bravo, Gustavo A, Brumfield, Robb T, Chesser, R Terry, Claramunt, Santiago, Cracraft, Joel, Cuervo, Andrés M, Derryberry, Elizabeth P, Glenn, Travis C, Harvey, Michael G, Hosner, Peter A, Joseph, Leo, Kimball, Rebecca T, Mack, Andrew L, Miskelly, Colin M, Peterson, A Townsend, Robbins, Mark B, Sheldon, Frederick H, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Smith, Brian Tilston, White, Noor D, Moyle, Robert G, Faircloth, Brant C

“…Avian diversification has been influenced by global climate change, plate tectonic movements, and mass extinction events. However, the impact of these factors…”
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Temperate origins of long-distance seasonal migration in New World songbirds by Winger, Benjamin M., Barker, F. Keith, Ree, Richard H.

“…Migratory species exhibit seasonal variation in their geographic ranges, often inhabiting geographically and ecologically distinct breeding and nonbreeding…”
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Going to Extremes: Contrasting Rates of Diversification in a Recent Radiation of New World Passerine Birds by Barker, F. Keith, Burns, Kevin J., Klicka, John, Lanyon, Scott M., Lovette, Irby J.

“…Recent analyses suggest that a few major shifts in diversification rate may be enough to explain most of the disparity in diversity among vertebrate lineages…”
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Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds by Burns, Kevin J., Shultz, Allison J., Title, Pascal O., Mason, Nicholas A., Barker, F. Keith, Klicka, John, Lanyon, Scott M., Lovette, Irby J.

“…[Display omitted] •First comprehensive phylogeny for tanagers (Thraupidae), including 95% of the species.•Novel and unpredicted relationships are indicated,…”
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Mitochondrial genomes and thousands of ultraconserved elements resolve the taxonomy and historical biogeography of the Euphonia and Chlorophonia finches (Passeriformes: Fringillidae) by Imfeld, Tyler S, Barker, F. Keith, Brumfield, Robb T

“…Relationships of the Neotropical finches in the genera Euphonia and Chlorophonia (Fringillidae: Euphoniinae) have been clarified by recent molecular studies,…”
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A Phylogenomic Supertree of Birds by Kimball, Rebecca T., Oliveros, Carl H., Wang, Ning, White, Noor D., Barker, F. Keith, Field, Daniel J., Ksepka, Daniel T., Chesser, R. Terry, Moyle, Robert G., Braun, Michael J., Brumfield, Robb T., Faircloth, Brant C., Smith, Brian Tilston, Braun, Edward L.

“…It has long been appreciated that analyses of genomic data (e.g., whole genome sequencing or sequence capture) have the potential to reveal the tree of life,…”
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Mitochondrial genomes and thousands of ultraconserved elements resolve the taxonomy and historical biogeography of the Euphonia and Chlorophonia finches (Passeriformes: Fringillidae) by Imfeld, Tyler S, Barker, F. Keith, Brumfield, Robb T

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Phylogeny and Diversification of the Largest Avian Radiation by Barker, F. Keith, Cibois, Alice, Schikler, Peter, Feinstein, Julie, Cracraft, Joel, Wake, David B.

“…The order Passeriformes ("perching birds") comprises extant species diversity comparable to that of living mammals. For over a decade, a single phylogenetic…”
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A comprehensive multilocus assessment of sparrow (Aves: Passerellidae) relationships by Klicka, John, Keith Barker, F., Burns, Kevin J., Lanyon, Scott M., Lovette, Irby J., Chaves, Jaime A., Bryson, Robert W.

“…[Display omitted] . •Multilocus reconstruction of phylogeny of the sparrow family Passerellidae.•Sparrow diversity is defined predominantly by eight…”
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A comprehensive multilocus phylogeny for the wood-warblers and a revised classification of the Parulidae (Aves) by Lovette, Irby J., Pérez-Emán, Jorge L., Sullivan, John P., Banks, Richard C., Fiorentino, Isabella, Córdoba-Córdoba, Sergio, Echeverry-Galvis, María, Barker, F. Keith, Burns, Kevin J., Klicka, John, Lanyon, Scott M., Bermingham, Eldredge

“…[Display omitted] ► This is the first comprehensive phylogeny for the Parulidae (wood-warblers). ► Most traditionally recognized wood-warbler genera are not…”
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The Utility of the Incongruence Length Difference Test by Barker, F. Keith, Lutzoni, François M.

“…Barker and Lutzoni briefly reviewed the three related concepts of topological congruence, homogeneity among data partitions, and combinability specifically…”
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The Pattern and Timing of Diversification of Philippine Endemic Rodents: Evidence from Mitochondrial and Nuclear Gene Sequences by Jansa, Sharon A., Barker, F. Keith, Heaney, Lawrence R., Sullivan, Jack

“…The 22 genera and 64 species of rodents (Muridae: Murinae) distributed in the Philippine Islands provide a unique opportunity to study patterns and processes…”
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Contrasting evolutionary dynamics and information content of the avian mitochondrial control region and ND2 gene by Barker, F Keith, Benesh, Mariah K, Vandergon, Arion J, Lanyon, Scott M

“…Mitochondrial DNA is an important tool for inference of population history in animals. A variety of mitochondrial loci have been sampled for this purpose, but…”
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A phylogenetic hypothesis for passerine birds: taxonomic and biogeographic implications of an analysis of nuclear DNA sequence data by Barker, F. Keith, Barrowclough, George F., Groth, Jeff G.

“…genes from 69 passerine taxa, including representatives of most currently recognized families. In contradiction to previous DNA–hybridization studies, our…”
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A shift in taste by Barker, F. Keith

“…The evolution of sugar perception in songbirds began with a savory receptor Sensory systems evolve to enable organisms to detect cues pertinent to survival…”
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Phylogenetic methods in natural product research by Schmitt, Imke, Barker, F Keith

“…Natural products researchers are increasingly employing evolutionary analyses of genes and gene products that rely on phylogenetic trees. The field of…”
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Range dynamics, rather than convergent selection, explain the mosaic distribution of red‐winged blackbird phenotypes by Dufort, Matthew J., Keith Barker, F.

“…Geographic distributions of genetic and phenotypic characters can illuminate historical evolutionary processes. In particular, mosaic distributions of…”
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Passerine sister clade comparisons reveal variable macroevolutionary outcomes of interhemispheric dispersal by Imfeld, Tyler S, Barker, F Keith

“…Dispersal events offer a unique window into macroevolutionary processes, especially with respect to the effects of competition on diversification. Empirical…”
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