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A new time tree reveals Earth history's imprint on the evolution of modern birds by Claramunt, Santiago, Cracraft, Joel

“…Determining the timing of diversification of modern birds has been difficult. We combined DNA sequences of clock-like genes for most avian families with 130…”
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Ecological drivers of global gradients in avian dispersal inferred from wing morphology by Sheard, Catherine, Neate-Clegg, Montague H. C., Alioravainen, Nico, Jones, Samuel E. I., Vincent, Claire, MacGregor, Hannah E. A., Bregman, Tom P., Claramunt, Santiago, Tobias, Joseph A.

“…An organism’s ability to disperse influences many fundamental processes, from speciation and geographical range expansion to community assembly. However, the…”
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Dispersal has inhibited avian diversification in Australasian archipelagoes by Weeks, Brian C., Claramunt, Santiago

“…Different models of speciation predict contrasting patterns in the relationship between the dispersal ability of lineages and their diversification rates. This…”
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The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot by Harvey, Michael G, Bravo, Gustavo A, Claramunt, Santiago, Cuervo, Andrés M, Derryberry, Graham E, Battilana, Jaqueline, Seeholzer, Glenn F, McKay, Jessica Shearer, O'Meara, Brian C, Faircloth, Brant C, Edwards, Scott V, Pérez-Emán, Jorge, Moyle, Robert G, Sheldon, Frederick H, Aleixo, Alexandre, Smith, Brian Tilston, Chesser, R Terry, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Cracraft, Joel, Brumfield, Robb T, Derryberry, Elizabeth P

“…The tropics are the source of most biodiversity yet inadequate sampling obscures answers to fundamental questions about how this diversity evolves. We…”
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Species coexistence and the dynamics of phenotypic evolution in adaptive radiation by Tobias, Joseph A., Cornwallis, Charlie K., Derryberry, Elizabeth P., Claramunt, Santiago, Brumfield, Robb T., Seddon, Nathalie

“…Increased trait differences among sympatric lineages of ovenbirds are explained by their greater evolutionary age compared with allopatric lineages…”
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High dispersal ability inhibits speciation in a continental radiation of passerine birds by Claramunt, Santiago, Derryberry, Elizabeth P, Remsen, J. V., Jr, Brumfield, Robb T

“…Dispersal can stimulate speciation by facilitating geographical expansion across barriers or inhibit speciation by maintaining gene flow among populations…”
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Determinants of natal dispersal distances in North American birds by Chu, Jonathan J., Claramunt, Santiago

“…Natal dispersal—the movement from birth site to first breeding site—determines demographic and population genetic dynamics and has important consequences for…”
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CORRELATED EVOLUTION OF BEAK MORPHOLOGY AND SONG IN THE NEOTROPICAL WOODCREEPER RADIATION by Derryberry, Elizabeth Perrault, Seddon, Nathalie, Claramunt, Santiago, Tobias, Joseph Andrew, Baker, Adam, Aleixo, Alexandre, Brumfield, Robb Thomas

“…Mating signals may diversify as a byproduct of morphological adaptation to different foraging niches, potentially driving speciation. Although many studies…”
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Early procurement of scarlet macaws and the emergence of social complexity in Chaco Canyon, NM by Watson, Adam S, Stephen Plog, Brendan J. Culleton, Patricia A. Gilman, Steven A. LeBlanc, Peter M. Whiteley, Santiago Claramunt, Douglas J. Kennett

“…High-precision accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) ¹⁴C dates of scarlet macaw ( Ara macao ) skeletal remains provide the first direct evidence from Chaco…”
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The relationship between sternum variation and mode of locomotion in birds by Lowi-Merri, Talia M, Benson, Roger B J, Claramunt, Santiago, Evans, David C

“…The origin of powered avian flight was a locomotor innovation that expanded the ecological potential of maniraptoran dinosaurs, leading to remarkable variation…”
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Environmental niche and flight intensity are associated with molecular evolutionary rates in a large avian radiation by Montoya, Paola, Cadena, Carlos Daniel, Claramunt, Santiago, Duchêne, David Alejandro

“…Metabolic activity and environmental energy are two of the most studied putative drivers of molecular evolutionary rates. Their extensive study, however, has…”
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Riverine Barriers as Obstacles to Dispersal in Amazonian Birds by Naka, Luciano N., Costa, Bruna M. da Silva, Lima, Gisiane Rodrigues, Claramunt, Santiago

“…Amazonian rivers represent known barriers for avian dispersal, reducing gene flow and enhancing differentiation. Despite the importance of rivers in the avian…”
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New methods for estimating the total wing area of birds by Fu, Hellen (Yi), Su, Michelle, Chu, Jonathan J., Margaritescu, Alexandra, Claramunt, Santiago

“…Dispersal is a fundamental process in evolution and ecology. Due to the predominant role of flight in bird movement, their dispersal capabilities can be…”
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Flight efficiency explains differences in natal dispersal distances in birds by Claramunt, Santiago

“…The factors responsible for variation in dispersal distances across species remain poorly understood. Previous comparative studies found differing results and…”
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Distribution, migratory behavior, and conservation of Hudson's Canastero Asthenes hudsoni (Furnariidae): a grassland specialist from the humid Pampas by Claramunt, Santiago, Aldabe, Joaquín, Etchevers, Ismael, Di Giacomo, Adrián S., Kopuchian, Cecilia, Milensky, Christopher M.

“…Hudson's Canastero, Asthenes hudsoni (Furnariidae) is a secretive passerine from the Rio de la Plata grasslands of South America. It is considered near…”
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CladeDate: Calibration information generator for divergence time estimation by Claramunt, Santiago

“…Time‐scaled phylogenetic trees are essential tools in modern biology and node‐based calibrations have been the main approach to time‐tree estimation. But…”
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DISCOVERING EXCEPTIONAL DIVERSIFICATIONS AT CONTINENTAL SCALES: THE CASE OF THE ENDEMIC FAMILIES OF NEOTROPICAL SUBOSCINE PASSERINES by Claramunt, Santiago

“…The study of continental adaptive radiations has lagged behind research on their island counterparts in part because the mere identification of adaptive…”
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No Signs of Adaptations for High Flight Intensity in the Mitochondrial Genome of Birds by Claramunt, Santiago, Haddrath, Oliver

“…Abstract Mitochondrial genomes are expected to show adaptations for optimizing aerobic respiration in birds that make intense use of flight. However, there is…”
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Phylogenetic relationships among Synallaxini spinetails (Aves: Furnariidae) reveal a new biogeographic pattern across the Amazon and Paraná river basins by Claramunt, Santiago

“…[Display omitted] •Basal relationships among Synallaxini spinetails (Furnariidae) are inferred.•Novel protocols are developed for sequencing nuclear, including…”
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Conceptual and analytical worldviews shape differences about global avian biogeography by Cracraft, Joel, Claramunt, Santiago

“…In a recent paper, we generated a new time tree of modern birds and integrated it with biogeographic and palaeontological information to formulate a model for…”
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