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Comparison of ultraconserved elements (UCEs) to microsatellite markers for the study of avian hybrid zones: a test in Aphelocoma jays by Vinciguerra, Nicholas T, Tsai, Whitney L E, Faircloth, Brant C, McCormack, John E

“…Hybrid zones are geographic regions where genetically distinct taxa interbreed, resulting in offspring of mixed ancestry. California Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma…”
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Species diversification and ecomorphological evolution in the radiation of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae) by Vinciguerra, Nicholas T, Burns, Kevin J

“…Abstract Ecological opportunity is hypothesized to cause an early burst of species diversification and trait evolution followed by a slowdown in…”
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Punctuated evolution of bill morphology in the largest family of songbirds (Thraupidae) by Vinciguerra, Nicholas T., McCullough, Jenna M., Burns, Kevin J.

“…We assessed correlations between speciation rate and bill morphology in an ecologically diverse and continental-scale songbird radiation, the tanagers…”
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Island life accelerates geographic radiation in the white‐eyes (Zosteropidae) by Vinciguerra, Nicholas T., Oliveros, Carl H., Moyle, Robert G., Andersen, Michael J.

“…White‐eyes are an iconic avian radiation of small passerines that are mainly distributed across the eastern hemisphere tropics and subtropics. Species…”
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Extraordinary levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vertebrate animals at a New Mexico desert oasis: Multiple pathways for wildlife and human exposure by Witt, Christopher C., Gadek, Chauncey R., Cartron, Jean-Luc E., Andersen, Michael J., Campbell, Mariel L., Castro-Farías, Marialejandra, Gyllenhaal, Ethan F., Johnson, Andrew B., Malaney, Jason L., Montoya, Kyana N., Patterson, Andrew, Vinciguerra, Nicholas T., Williamson, Jessie L., Cook, Joseph A., Dunnum, Jonathan L.

“…Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment pose persistent and complex threats to human and wildlife health. Around the world, PFAS point…”
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Macroevolutionary Dynamics of Bill Evolution and Diversification in Tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae) by Vinciguerra, Nicholas T

“…A fundamental pattern of biodiversity is that it is unevenly distributed across the tree of life, both in terms of species richness and morphological…”
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