The flight of the Passenger Pigeon: Phylogenetics and biogeographic history of an extinct species

2010/05/18 by Kevin P. Johnson, Dale H. Clayton, John P. Dumbacher +1 · 5 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Species Distribution and Climate Change

paper · doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.05.010

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• Flight of the Dodo
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• Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genes Contain Similar Phylogenetic Signal for Pigeons and Doves (Aves: Columbiformes)
• Phylogeny and diversification of the largest avian radiation
• The Great American Interchange in birds: a phylogenetic perspective with the genus Trogon
• Phylogeny and Biogeography of Dabbling Ducks (Genus: Anas): A Comparison of Molecular and Morphological Evidence

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• Case Study: Recovery of Ancient Nuclear DNA from Toe Pads of the Extinct Passenger Pigeon
• Natural selection shaped the rise and fall of passenger pigeon genomic diversity
• Experimental Investigation of the Dietary Ecology of the Extinct Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius
• Passenger pigeon [wikipedia]