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    Genome of the little bush moa

    Edwards, S.V., A. Cloutier, G. Cockburn, R. Driver, P. Grayson, K. Katoh, M.W. Baldwin, T.B. Sackton, and A.J. Baker (2024) A nuclear genome assembly of an extinct flightless bird, the little bush moa Science Advances 10: eadj6823 doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adj6823 We present a draft genome of the...
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    Isotopic variability in bone collagen of short-tailed albatrosses in the Bering Sea

    Krylovich, O.A., S.V. Samsonov, E.A. Kuzmicheva, and A.B. Savinetsky (2024) Isotopic variability in bone collagen of short-tailed albatrosses (Phoebastria albatrus) in the Bering Sea area during the Holocene Biology Bulletin 51: 791–799 doi: 10.1134/S1062359023606614 The short-tailed albatross...
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    Colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by Bonelli's eagle

    Moleón, M., E. Graciá, N. García, J.M. Gil-Sánchez, R. Godinho, P. Beja, L. Palma, J. Real, A. Hernández-Matías, A.R. Muñoz, E. Arrondo, and J.A. Sánchez-Zapata (2024) Wildlife following people: a multidisciplinary assessment of the ancient colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by a long-lived...
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    Paleoneurology of Lithornis

    Widrig, K.E., G. Navalón, and D.J. Field (2024) Paleoneurology of stem palaeognaths clarifies the plesiomorphic condition of the crown bird central nervous system Journal of Morphology 285: e21710 doi: 10.1002/jmor.21710 Lithornithidae, an assemblage of volant Palaeogene fossil birds, provide...
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    Estrildidae

    Knief, U., I.A. Müller, K.F. Stryjewski, D. Metzler, M.D. Sorenson, and J.B.W. Wolf (2024) Evolution of chromosomal inversions across an avian radiation Molecular Biology and Evolution (advance online publication) doi: 10.1093/molbev/msae092 Chromosomal inversions are structural mutations that...
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    Validity of Miotadorna catrionae (response to Worthy et al., 2022)

    Tennyson, A.J.D., L. Greer, P. Lubbe, F.G. Marx, S. Giovanardi, and N.J. Rawlence (2024) A response to Worthy et al. 2022. A swan-sized fossil anatid (Aves: Anatidae) from the early Miocene St Bathans Fauna of New Zealand. Zootaxa, 5168 (1), 39–50 Zootaxa 5453: 127–128 doi...
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    Motacillidae

    Martin, C.A., E.C. Sheppard, H.A.A. Ali, J.C. Illera, A. Suh, L.G. Spurgin, and D.S. Richardson (2024) Genomic landscapes of divergence among island bird populations: evidence of parallel adaptation but at different loci? Molecular Ecology (advance online publication) doi: 10.1111/mec.17365...
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    Picidae

    Barcellos, S.A., R. Kretschmer, M.S. de Souza, V. Tura, L.C. Pozzobon, T.R.O. de Freitas, D.K. Griffin, R. O'Connor, R.J. Gunski, and A.V. Garnero (2024) Understanding microchromosomal organization and evolution in four representative woodpeckers (Picidae, Piciformes) through BAC-FISH analysis...
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    Trochilidae

    Gutierrez-Toro, J.C. and H.A.C. Mosos (2024) Seasonal migration directs and facilitates gene flow in the Broad-tailed and Lucifer Sheartail Hummingbirds Avian Biology Research (advance online publication) doi: 10.1177/17581559241249053 Gene flow, the movement of genes between populations...
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    Review of avialans from the Maastricht Formation

    Field, D.J., J. Benito, S. Werning, A. Chen, P.-C. Kuo, A. Crane, K.E. Widrig, D.T. Ksepka, and J.W.M. Jagt (2024) Remarkable insights into modern bird origins from the Maastrichtian type area (north-east Belgium, south-east Netherlands) Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 103: e15 doi...
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    Trochilidae

    Williamson, J.L., E.F. Gyllenhaal, S.M. Bauernfeind, E. Bautista, M.J. Baumann, C.R. Gadek, P.P. Marra, N. Ricote, T. Valqui, F. Bozinovic, N.D. Singh, and C.C. Witt (2024) Extreme elevational migration spurred cryptic speciation in giant hummingbirds PNAS 121: e2313599121 doi...
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    New specimen of Palaeeudyptes

    Xia, B.-Y., J.-L. Pei, and Q.-G. Li (2024) A new penguin fossil from Seymour Island and reassessment of taxonomy and diversity of Eocene Antarctic penguins Palaeoworld (advance online publication) doi: 10.1016/j.palwor.2024.04.007 Eocene penguins from Seymour Island play an important role in...
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    Phasianidae

    Liu, Y., W. Kuang, B. Yue, and C. Zhou (2024) Genomic diversity and demographic history of the endangered Sichuan hill-partridge (Arborophila rufipectus) Journal of Heredity (advance online publication) doi: 10.1093/jhered/esae020 Species conservation can be improved by knowledge of genetic...
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    Anatidae

    Rawlence, N.J., A.J.F. Verry, T.L. Cole, L.D. Shepherd, A.J.D. Tennyson, M. Williams, J.R. Wood, and K.J. Mitchell (2024) Ancient mitogenomes reveal evidence for the Late Miocene dispersal of mergansers to the Southern Hemisphere Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (advance online...
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    Odontophoridae

    Mota-Vargas, C., J. McCormack, and O. Rojas-Soto (2023) Geographic variation in morphology and plumage within the Long-tailed Wood-Partridge (Dendrortyx macroura) The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 135: 457–466 doi: 10.1676/22-00041 The Long-tailed Wood-Partridge (Dendrortyx macroura) is...
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    Late Pleistocene birds (and mammals) from the Kiliite Cave

    Boev, Z., N. Nedyalkov, D. Georgiev, and N. Spassov (2024) Late Pleistocene birds and mammals from the Kiliite Cave (central Stara Planina Mts – central North Bulgaria) Geologica Balcanica 53: 105–115 doi: 10.52321/GeolBalc.53.1.105 The studied fossil material of birds and mammals from a new...
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    Review of avialans from the Cretaceous of Antarctica

    Acosta Hospitaleche, C., F. Irazoqui, P. Bona, and A. Paulina-Carabajal (2024) Review of the Cretaceous avian diversity of Antarctica: a changing scenario for the evolution of early Neornithine birds Advances in Polar Science 35: 1–13 doi: 10.12429/j.advps.2023.0025 The worldwide record of...
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    Gruiformes and Charadriiformes

    Sangster, G. and J.A. Luksenburg (2024) Complete mitochondrial genome MK992912 of Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) is a chimera with DNA from Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva (Aves: Charadriiformes) Mitochondrial DNA Part B 9: 532–535 doi: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2342932 A complete...
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    Hirundinidae

    Chan, Y.-F., C.-W. Lu, H.-C. Kuo, and C.-M. Hung (2024) A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Asian house martin implies potential genes associated with the feathered-foot trait G3 (advance online publication) doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkae077 The presence of feathers is a vital characteristic...
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    Turdidae

    Blain, S.A., H.C. Justen, W. Easton, and K.E. Delmore (2024) Reduced hybrid survival in a migratory divide between songbirds Ecology Letters 27: e14420 doi: 10.1111/ele.14420 Migratory divides, hybrid zones between populations that use different seasonal migration routes, are hypothesised to...
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    Vertebral morphology of Annakacygna

    Matsuoka, H., R. Seoka, and Y. Hasegawa (2024) Reexamination of the prepelvic vertebrae found in the holotype of Annakacygna hajimei (Aves, Anseriformes, Cygnini) revealed the adaptive morphology of vertebral column linked to the mode of life of the "ultimate bird" Bulletin of Gunma Museum of...
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    Ardenna buchananbrowni sp. nov.

    Tennyson, A.J.D., R.B. Salvador, B.M. Tomotani, and F.G. Marx (2024) A new diving Pliocene Ardenna shearwater (Aves: Procellariidae) from New Zealand Taxonomy 4: 237–249 doi: 10.3390/taxonomy4020012 We report a new species of shearwater, Ardenna buchananbrowni sp. nov., from the Pliocene of New...
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    New specimen of Cuban macaw

    Zelenkov, N.V. (2024) Cuban macaw Ara tricolor in the Upper Pleistocene of western Cuba Doklady Biological Sciences (advance online publication) doi: 10.1134/S0012496624700947 The Cuban macaw Ara tricolor (Bechstein, 1811) is an extinct species of large parrots. Its historical distribution and...
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    Histochemical examination of Miocene ostrich eggshell

    Wu, Q., Y.-H. Pan, Z.-H. Li, Z.-H. Zhou, and A.M. Bailleul (2024) First histochemical examination of a Miocene ostrich eggshell with the oldest mineral-bound peptides Vertebrata Palasiatica (advance online publication) doi: 10.19615/j.cnki.2096-9899.240329 Because ancient proteins have a higher...
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    Spheniscidae

    McComish, B.J., M.A. Charleston, M. Parks, C. Baroni, M.C. Salvatore, R. Li, G. Zhang, C.D. Millar, B.R. Holland, and D.M. Lambert (2024) Ancient and modern genomes reveal microsatellites maintain a dynamic equilibrium through deep time Genome Biology and Evolution 16: evae017 doi...
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