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�…

The increased capacity of DNA sequencing has significantly advanced our understanding of
the phylogeny of birds and the proximate and ultimate mechanisms molding their genomic�…

Background The evolutionary relationships of modern birds are among the most challenging
to understand in systematic biology and have been debated for centuries. To address this�…

Deep avian evolutionary relationships have been difficult to resolve as a result of a putative
explosive radiation. Our study examined∼ 32 kilobases of aligned nuclear DNA sequences�…

Despite tremendous efforts in the past decades, relationships among main avian lineages
remain heavily debated without a clear resolution. Discrepancies have been attributed to�…

According to current assemblies, avian genomes differ from those of the other lineages of
amniotes in 1) containing a lower number of genes; 2) displaying a high stability of�…

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�…

Background Birds are one of the most highly successful and diverse groups of vertebrates,
having evolved a number of distinct characteristics, including feathers and wings, a sturdy�…

Next‐generation sequencing technology provides an attractive means to obtain large‐scale
sequence data necessary for comparative genomic analysis. To analyse the patterns of�…

In the 14 years since the first higher-level bird phylogenies based on DNA sequence data,
avian phylogenetics has witnessed the advent and maturation of the genomics era, the�…