Scientific publications that used genetic samples from the

LSUMNS Genetic Resources Collection (1985 - 2007)

Birds

Aleixo, A. 2002a. Molecular systematics and the role of the "varzea"-"terra-firme" ecotone in the diversification of Xiphorhynchus woodcreepers (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae). Auk 119:621-640.

Aleixo, A. 2002b. Molecular systematics, phylogeography, and population genetics of Xiphorhynchus (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae) in the Amazon basin. Biological Sciences. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.

Aleixo, A. 2006a. Gene trees, landscape evolution, and geology: towards a modern synthesis of Amazonian historical biogeography? Journal of Ornithology 147:40-41.

Aleixo, A. 2006b. Historical diversification of floodplain forest specialist species in the Amazon: a case study with two species of the avian genus Xiphorhynchus (Aves : Dendrocolaptidae). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 89:383-395.

Aleixo, A., T. Burlamaqui, E. Goncalves, and P. Schneider. 2006. Molecular systematics of the Ocellated Woodcreeper complex (Dendrocolaptidae) in tropical South America: Implications for taxonomy, conservation, and historical biogeography. Journal of Ornithology 147:125-126.

Alexander, M. P., and K. J. Burns. 2006. Intraspecific phylogeography and adaptive divergence in the white-headed woodpecker. Condor 108:489-508.

Altshuler, D. L., R. Dudley, and J. A. McGuire. 2004. Resolution of a paradox: Hummingbird flight at high elevation does not come without a cost. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 101:17731-17736.

Apanius, V., N. Yorinks, E. Bermingham, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2000. Island and taxon effects in parasitism and resistance of Lesser Antillean birds. Ecology 81:1959-1969.

Aragon, S., A. P. Moller, J. J. Soler, and M. Soler. 1999. Molecular phylogeny of cuckoos supports a polyphyletic origin of brood parasitism. J. Evolution. Biol. 12:495-506.

Arctander, P. 1995. Comparison of a mitochondrial gene and a corresponding nuclear pseudogene. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences 262:13-19.

Arctander, P., and J. Fjeldså. 1994. Andean tapaculos of the genus Scytalopus (Aves, Rhinocryptidae): A study of speciation using DNA sequence data. Pp. 205-225 in V. Loeschcke, J. Tomiuk, and S. K. Jain, eds. Conservation Genetics. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland.

Armenta, J. K., J. D. Weckstein, and D. F. Lane. 2005. Geographic variation in mitochondrial DNA sequences of an Amazonian nonpasserine: The Black-spotted Barbet complex. Condor 107:527-536.

Austin, J. J. 1996. Molecular phylogenetics of Puffinus shearwaters: Preliminary evidence from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 5:77-88.

Avise, J. C. 1994. Molecular markers, natural history, and evolution. Chapman & Hall, New York.

Avise, J. C. 2000. Phylogeography: the history and formation of species. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.

Avise, J. C., and R. M. Zink. 1988. Molecular genetic divergence between avian sibling species: King and Clapper rails, Long-billed and Short-billed dowitchers, Boat-tailed and Great-tailed grackles, and Tufted and Black-crested titmice. Auk 105:516-528.

Baltosser, W. H., and S. M. Russell. 1999. Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) in A. P. a. F. Gill, ed. The Birds of North America.

Barker, F. K. 1999. The evolution of cooperative breeding in Campylorhynchus wrens: A comparative approach. University of Chicago, Chicago.

Barker, F. K. 2004. Monophyly and relationships of wrens (Aves: Troglodytidae): a congruence analysis of heterogeneous mitochondrial and nuclear sequence data. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 31:486-504.

Barker, F. K. 2007. Avifaunal interchange across the Panamanian isthmus: insights from Campylorhynchus wrens. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 90:687-702.

Barker, F. K., G. F. Barrowclough, and J. G. Groth. 2002. A phylogenetic hypothesis for passerine birds: Taxonomic and biogeographic implications of an analysis of nuclear DNA sequence data. Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences Series B 269:295-308.

Barker, F. K., and S. M. Lanyon. 2000. The impact of parsimony weighting schemes on inferred relationships among toucans and Neotropical barbets (Aves: Piciformes). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 15:215-234.

Barr, K. R., G. Dharmarajan, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., R. L. Lance, and P. L. Leberg. in press. Novel microsatellite for the study of the Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapillus). Molecular Ecology Notes.

Barrowclough, G. F., J. G. Groth, and L. A. Mertz. 2006. The RAG-1 exon in the avian order Caprimulgiformes: Phylogeny, heterozygosity, and base composition. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 41:238-248.

Bates, J. M. 2000. Allozymic genetic structure and natural habitat fragmentation: Data for five species of Amazonian forest birds. Condor 102:770-783.

Bates, J. M., C. D. Cadena, J. G. Tello, and R. T. Brumfield. submitted. Diversification in the Neotropics: phylogenetic patterns and historical processes. Ornitologia Neotropical.

Bates, J. M., S. J. Hackett, and J. M. Goerck. 1999. High levels of mitochondrial DNA differentiation in two lineages of antbirds (Drymophila and Hypocnemis). Auk 116:1093-1106.

Bates, J. M., J. Haffer, and E. Grismer. 2004. Avian mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence across a headwater stream of the Rio Tapajos, a major Amazonian river. Journal of Ornithology 145:199-205.

Bates, J. M., J. G. Tello, and J. M. C. da Silva. 2003. Initial assessment of genetic diversity in ten bird species of South American Cerrado. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 38:87-94.

Bates, J. M., and R. M. Zink. 1992. Seasonal variation in gene frequencies in the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Auk 109:658-662.

Bates, J. M., and R. M. Zink. 1994. Evolution into the Andes: Molecular evidence for species relationships in the genus Leptopogon. Auk 111:507-515.

Benz, B. W., M. B. Robbins, and A. T. Peterson. 2006. Evolutionary history of woodpeckers and allies (Aves : Picidae): Placing key taxa on the phylogenetic tree. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 40:389-399.

Bermingham, E., G. Seutin, and R. E. Ricklefs. 1996. Regional approaches to conservation biology: RFLPs, DNA sequences, and Caribbean birds in T. B. a. R. K. W. Smith, ed. Molecular Genetic Approaches in Conservation. Oxford University Press, New York.

Bertelli, S., and A. L. Porzecanski. 2004. Tinamou (Tinamidae) systematics: A preliminary combined analysis of morphology and molecules. Ornitologia Neotropical 15:293-299.

Bowie, R. C. K., G. Voelker, J. Fjeldsa, L. Lens, S. I. Hackett, and T. M. Crowe. 2005. Systematics of the olive thrush Turdus olivaceus species complex with reference to the taxonomic status of the endangered Taita thrush T. helleri. Journal of Avian Biology 36:391-404.

Braun, M. J., M. L. Isler, P. R. Isler, J. M. Bates, and M. B. Robbins. 2005. Avian speciation in the Pantepui: the case of the Roraiman Antbird (Percnostola [Schistocichla] "leucostigma" saturata). Condor 107:327-341.

Brawn, J. D., T. M. Collins, M. Medina, and E. Bermingham. 1996. Effects of physical isolation on geographic variaion within three species of neotropical birds. Mol. Ecol. 5:33-46.

Bridge, E. S., A. W. Jones, and A. J. Baker. 2005. A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 35:459-469.

Brumfield, R. T. 1999. Evolution of brilliant male plumage traits in Manacus. University of Maryland, College Park, College Park.

Brumfield, R. T. 2005. Mitochondrial variation in Bolivian populations of the Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens). Auk 122:414-432.

Brumfield, R. T., and M. J. Braun. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships in bearded manakins (Pipridae: Manacus) indicate that male plumage color is a misleading taxonomic marker. Condor 103:248-258.

Brumfield, R. T., and M. J. Braun. in prep. Inferences on natural selection and dispersal distance from genotypic disequilibria and quantitative character covariance in a manakin hybrid zone. Auk.

Brumfield, R. T., and A. P. Capparella. 1996a. Genetic differentiation and taxonomy in the house wren species group. Condor 98:547-556.

Brumfield, R. T., and A. P. Capparella. 1996b. Historical diversification of birds in northwestern South America: A molecular perspective on the role of vicariant events. Evolution 50:1607-1624.

Brumfield, R. T., and S. V. Edwards. 2007. Evolution into and out of the Andes: a Bayesian analysis of historical diversification in Thamnophilus antshrikes. Evolution 61:346-367.

Brumfield, R. T., R. W. Jernigan, D. B. McDonald, and M. J. Braun. 2001. Evolutionary implications of divergent clines in an avian (Manacus: Aves) hybrid zone. Evolution 55:2070-2087.

Brumfield, R. T., L. Liu, D. Lum, and S. V. Edwards. in review. Comparison of species tree methods for reconstructing the phylogeny of bearded manakins (Aves: Pipridae, Manacus) from multilocus sequence data. Syst. Biol.

Brumfield, R. T., D. L. Swofford, and M. J. Braun. 1997. Evolutionary relationships among the potoos (Nyctibiidae) based on isozymes. Ornithol. Monogr. 48:129-145.

Brumfield, R. T., J. G. Tello, Z. A. Cheviron, M. D. Carling, N. Crochet, and K. V. Rosenberg. in press. Phylogenetic conservatism and antiquity of a tropical specialization: army-ant-following in the typical antbirds (Thamnophilidae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.

Burns, K. J. 1997. Molecular systematics of tanagers (Thraupinae): Evolution and biogeography of a diverse radiation of neotropical birds. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 8:334-348.

Burns, K. J. 1998a. A phylogenetic perspective on the evolution of sexual dichromatism in tanagers (Thraupidae): The role of female versus male plumage. Evolution 52:1219-1224.

Burns, K. J. 1998b. Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Piranga: Implications for biogeography and the evolution of morphology and behavior. Auk 115:621-634.

Burns, K. J., M. P. Alexander, D. N. Barhoum, and E. A. Sgariglia. 2007. Statistical assessment of congruence among phylogeographic histories of three avian species in the California floristic province. Ornithol. Monogr. 63:96-109.

Burns, K. J., S. J. Hackett, and N. K. Klein. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships and morphological diversity in Darwins' finches and their relatives. Evolution 56:1240-1252.

Burns, K. J., S. J. Hackett, and N. K. Klein. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships of Neotropical honeycreepers and the evolution of feeding morphology. Journal of Avian Biology 34:360-370.

Burns, K. J., S. J. Hackett, and N. K. Klein. in review. Molecular phylogenetic data reveal Caribbean affinities of Darwin's finches. Nature.

Burns, K. J., and K. Naoki. 2004. Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of Neotropical tanagers in the genus Tangara. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 32:838-854.

Burns, K. J., and R. M. Zink. 1990. Temporal and geographic homogeneity of gene frequencies in the fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca). Auk 107:421-425.

Cadena, C. D. 2007. Testing the role of interspecific competition in the evolutionary origin of elevational zonation: an example with Buarremon brush-finches (Aves, Emberizidae) in the Neotropical mountains. Evolution 61:1120-1136.

Cadena, C. D., J. Klicka, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2007. Evolutionary differentiation in the Neotropical montane region: Molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography of Buarremon brush-finches (Aves, Emberizidae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.

Capparella, A. P. 1987. Effects of riverine barriers on genetic differentiation on Amazonian forest undergrowth birds. Ph.D. dissertation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.

Capparella, A. P. 1988. Genetic variation in Neotropical birds: implications for the speciation process. Acta Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici 19:1658-1664.

Capparella, A. P. 1991. Neotropical avian diversity and riverine barriers. Acta Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici 20:307-316.

Capparella, A. P., and S. M. Lanyon. 1985. Biochemical and morphometric analyses of the sympatric, Neotropical, sibling species, Mionectes macconnelli and M. oleagineus. Ornithol. Monogr. 36:347-355.

Carson, R. J., and G. S. Spicer. 2003. A phylogenetic analysis of the emberizid sparrows based on three mitochondrial genes. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 29:43-57.

Chesser, R. T. 1999. Molecular systematics of the rhinocryptid genus Pteroptochos. Condor 101:439-446.

Chesser, R. T. 2000. Evolution in the high Andes: The phylogenetics of Muscisaxicola ground-tyrants. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 15:369-380.

Chesser, R. T. 2004a. Molecular systematics of New World suboscine birds. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 32:11-24.

Chesser, R. T. 2004b. Systematics, evolution, and biogeography of the South American ovenbird genus Cinclodes. Auk 121:752-766.

Chesser, R. T., F. K. Barker, and R. T. Brumfield. in press. Four-fold polyphyly of the genus formerly known as Upucerthia, with notes on the systematics and evolution of the avian subfamily Furnariinae. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.

Chesser, R. T., and R. T. Brumfield. in press. Tarphonomus, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae) from South America. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.

Cheviron, Z. A., A. P. Capparella, and F. Vuilleumier. 2005a. Molecular phylogenetic relationships among the Geositta miners (Furnaiidae) and biogeographic implications for avian speciation in Fuego-Patagonia. Auk 122:158-174.

Cheviron, Z. A., S. J. Hackett, and R. T. Brumfield. 2006. Sequence variation in the coding region of the melanocortin-1 receptor gene (MC1R) is not associated with plumage variation in the blue-crowned manakin (Lepidothrix coronata). Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 273:1613-1618.

Cheviron, Z. A., S. J. Hackett, and A. P. Capparella. 2005b. Complex evolutionary history of a Neotropical lowland forest bird (Lepidothrix coronata) and its implications for historical hypotheses of the origin of Neotropical avian diversity. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.:338-357.

Cibois, A., M. V. Kalyakin, L. X. Han, and E. Pasquet. 2002. Molecular phylogenetics of babblers (Timaliidae): revaluation of the genera Yuhina and Stachyris. Journal of Avian Biology 33:380-390.

Cibois, A., E. Pasquet, and T. S. Schulenberg. 1999. Molecular systematics of the Malagasy babblers (Passeriformes : Timaliidae) and warblers (Passeriformes : Sylviidae), based on cytochrome b and 16S rRNA sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 13:581-595.

Cicero, C. 1998. Sibling species of titmice in the Parus inornatus complex (Aves: Paridae). University of California Publications in Zoology 128:1-217.

Cicero, C., and N. K. Johnson. 1998. Molecular phlyogeny and ecological diversification in an clade of New World songbirds (genus Vireo). Mol. Ecol. 7:1359-1370.

Clayton, D. H., S. E. Bush, B. M. Goates, and K. P. Johnson. 2003. Host defense reinforces host-parasite cospeciation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100:15694-15699.

Clayton, D. H., and K. P. Johnson. 2003. Linking coevolutionary history to ecological process: Doves and lice. Evolution 57:2335-2341.

Cohen, B. L., A. J. Baker, K. Blechschmidt, D. L. Dittmann, R. W. Furness, J. A. Gerwin, A. J. Helbig, J. de Korte, H. D. Marshall, R. L. Palma, H.-U. Peter, R. Ramli, M. S. Willcox, R. H. Wilson, and R. M. Zink. 1997. Enigmatic phylogeny of Skuas (Aves: Stercorariidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society London B 264:181-190.

Cohn-Haft, M. 2000. A case study in Amazonian biogeography: Vocal and DNA-sequence variation in Hemitriccus flycatchers. PhD dissertation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.

Cooper, A. 1997. Studies of avian ancient DNA: From Jurassic park to modern island extinctions. Pp. 345-373 in D. P. Mindell, ed. Avian Molecular Evolution and Systematics. Academic Press, New York.

Cooper, A., C. Lalueza-Fox, S. Anderson, A. Rambaut, J. Austin, and R. Ward. 2001. Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of two extinct moas clarify ratite evolution. Nature 409:704-707.

Cooper, A., and D. Penny. 1997. Mass survival of birds across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary: Molecular evidence. Science 275:1109-1113.

Cotter, J.-P. 2000. Multilocus nuclear analysis of the phylogenetic position of Coscoroba coscoroba. University of Denver, Denver, CO.

Crochet, P.-A., F. Bonhomme, and J. Lebreton. 2000. Molecular phylogeny and plumage evolution in gulls (Larini). J. Evolution. Biol. 13.

DaCosta, J. M. 2006. Molecular phylogenetics of Trogon: exploring patterns of diversification in a widespread Neotropical avian genus. M.S. thesis, University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

DeFilippis, V. R. 1995. Evolution of cytochrome oxidase I versus cytochrome in ten Picidae species (Class: Ave). Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

DeFilippis, V. R., and W. S. Moore. 2000. Resolution of phylogenetic relationships among recently evolved species as a function of amount of DNA sequence: An empirical study based on woodpeckers (Aves: Picidae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 16:143-160.

Demastes, J. W., and J. V. J. Remsen. 1994. The genus Caryothraustea (Cardinalinae) is not monophyletic. Wilson Bull. 106:733-738.

Desmond, M. J., T. Parsons, T. O. Powers, and J. A. Savidge. 2001. An initial examination of mitochondrlal DNA structure in Burrowing Owl populations. Journal of Raptor Research 35:274-281.

Dimcheff, D. E., S. V. Drovetski, and D. P. Mindell. 2002. Phylogeny of Tetraoninae and other galliform birds using mitochondrial 12S and ND2 genes. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 24:203-215.

Dingle, C., I. J. Lovette, C. Canaday, and T. B. Smith. 2006. Elevational zonation and the phylogenetic relationships of the Henicorhina wood-wrens. Auk 123:119-134.

Dittmann, D. L., and R. M. Zink. 1991. Mitochondrial DNA variation among phalaropes and allies. Auk 108:771-779.

Dittmann, D. L., R. M. Zink, and J. A. Gerwin. 1989. Evolutionary genetics of phalaropes. Auk 106:326-331.

Dodge, A., A. Fry, R. Zink, and R. C. Blackwell. 1995. Comparison of phylogenetic patterns in mitochondrial DNA sequences and restriction sites. Wilson Bull. 107:641-654.

Dove, C. J., N. C. Rotzel, M. Heacker, and L. A. Weigt. in review. Using DNA barcodes to identify bird species involved in birdstrikes. Journal of Wildlife Management.

Drovetski, S. V., R. M. Zink, I. V. Fadeev, E. V. Nesterov, E. A. Koblik, Y. A. Red'kin, and S. Rohwer. 2004a. Mitochondrial phylogeny of Locustella and related genera. Journal of Avian Biology 35:105-110.

Drovetski, S. V., R. M. Zink, S. Rohwer, I. V. Fadeev, E. V. Nesterov, I. Karagodin, E. A. Koblik, and Y. A. Red'kin. 2004b. Complex biogeographic history of a Holarctic passerine. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 271:545-551.

Dunham, S. 1996. Phylogeny of owls (Strigiformes) based on mitochondrial cytochrome-b sequences. University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.

Dwyer, G. M. 1998. Molecular sex determination and winter distribution of a monomorphic bird, the Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus). Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA.

Eberhard, J. R., and E. Bermingham. 2004. Phylogeny and biogeography of the Amazona ochrocephala (Aves : Psittacidae) complex. Auk 121:318-332.

Eberhard, J. R., and E. Bermingham. 2005. Phylogeny and comparative biogeography of Pionopsitta parrots and Pteroglossus toucans. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 36:288-304.

Eberhard, J. R., T. F. Wright, and E. Bermingham. 2001. Duplication and concerted evolution of the mitochondrial control region in the parrot genus Amazona. Mol. Biol. Evol. 18:1330-1342.

Eggert, L. 1996. A phylogeographic approach to management of coastal California cactus wrens (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus). San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

Ericson, P. G. P., C. L. Anderson, T. Britton, A. Elzanowski, U. S. Johansson, M. Kallersjo, J. I. Ohlson, T. J. Parsons, D. Zuccon, and G. Mayr. 2006. Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils. Biology Letters 2:543-U541.

Ericson, P. G. P., I. Envall, M. Irestedt, and J. A. Norman. 2003. Inter-familial relationships of the shorebirds (Aves : Charadriiformes) based on nuclear DNA sequence data. BMC Evol. Biol. 3.

Ericson, P. G. P., and U. S. Johansson. 2003. Phylogeny of Passerida (Aves : Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 29:126-138.

Ericson, P. G. P., T. J. Parsons, and U. S. Johansson. 2001. Morphological and molecular support for non-monophyly of the Galloanserae. Pp. 157-168. Proceedings of "New Perspectives on the Origin and Early Evolution of Birds". Special Publication of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Espinosa de los Monteros, A. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships among the Trogons. Auk 115:937-954.

Fain, M. G., and P. Houde. 2004. Parallel radiations in the primary clades of birds. Evolution 58:2558-2573.

Fain, M. G., and P. Houde. 2007. Multilocus perspectives on the monophyly and phylogeny of the order Charadriiformes (Aves). BMC Evol. Biol. 7.

Feldman, C. R., and K. E. Omland. 2005. Phylogenetics of the common raven complex (Corvus : Corvidae) and the utility of ND4, COI and intron 7 of the beta-fibrinogen gene in avian molecular systematics. Zoologica Scripta 34:145-156.

Fidler, A. E., S. Kuhn, and E. Gwinner. 2004. Convergent evolution of strigiform and caprimulgiform dark-activity is supported by phylogenetic analysis using the arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (Aanat) gene. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 33:908-921.

Fleischer, R. C., G. Fuller, and D. Ledig. 1995. Genetic structure of endangered clapper rail (Rallus longirostris) populations in southern California. Conserv. Biol. 9:1234-1243.

Foster, S. A., W. A. Cresko, K. P. Johnson, M. U. Tlusty, and H. W. Willmott. 1996. Patterns of homoplasy in behavioral evolution in M. J. S. a. L. Hufford, ed. The Recurrence of Similarity in Evolution. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

Freeland, J. R., and P. T. Boag. 1999a. Paraphyly in the tree-finches, and two divergent lineages in the warbler finch. Auk 116:577-588.

Freeland, J. R., and P. T. Boag. 1999b. Phylogenetics of Darwin's finches: Paraphyly in the tree-finches, and two divergent lineages in the Warbler Finch. Auk 116:577-588.

Freeman, S., and R. M. Zink. 1995. The phylogeny of the blackbirds estimated from restriction sites in mitochondrial DNA. Syst. Biol. 44:410-421.

Fry, A. J., and R. M. Zink. 1998. Geographic analysis of nucleotide diversity and song sparrow (Aves: Emberizidae) population history. Mol. Ecol. 7:1303-1313.

Fuchs, J., J. I. Ohlson, P. G. P. Ericson, and E. Pasquet. 2006. Molecular phylogeny and biogeographic history of the piculets (Piciformes : Picumninae). Journal of Avian Biology 37:487-496.

Fuchs, J., J. I. Ohlson, P. G. P. Ericson, and E. Pasquet. 2007. Synchronous intercontinental splits between assemblages of woodpeckers suggested by molecular data. Zoologica Scripta 36:11-25.

García-Moreno, J. 1997. Speciation in young (Plio/Pleistocene) montane forest birds in the tropical Andes region. Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen.

García-Moreno, J., P. Arctander, and J. Fjeldså. 1998. Pre-Pleistocene differentiation among chat-tyrants. Condor 100:629-640.

García-Moreno, J., P. Arctander, and J. Fjeldså. 1999a. A case of rapid diversification in the Neotropics: Phylogenetic relationships among Cranioleuca spinetails (Aves, Furnariidae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 12:273-281.

García-Moreno, J., P. Arctander, and J. Fjeldså. 1999b. Strong diversification at the treeline among Metallura hummingbirds. Auk 116:702-711.

García-Moreno, J., and J. Fjeldsa. 1999. Re-evaluation of species limits in the genus Atlapetes based on mtDNA sequence data. Ibis 141:199-207.

García-Moreno, J., and J. Fjeldsa. 2000. Taxonomy of Metallura. Journal für Ornithologie 141:203-206.

García-Moreno, J., and J. Fjeldså. 2000a. A reply to Heindl and Schuchmann. Journal für Ornithologie 141:203-206.

García-Moreno, J., and J. Fjeldså. 2000b. Chronology and mode of speciation in the Andean avifauna. Pp. 25-46 in G. Rheinwald, ed. Proc. 4th Int. Symposium, Isolated vertebrate communities in the tropics. Bonn. zool. Monogr., Bonn.

García-Moreno, J., J. Ohlson, and J. Fjeldså. 2001. MtDNA sequences support monophyly of Hemispingus tanagers. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.:21 (23) 424-435.

Gerwin, J. A., and R. M. Zink. 1989. Phylogenic patterns in the genus Heliodoxa (Aves: Trochilidae): an allozymic perspecitve. Wilson Bull. 101:525-544.

Gerwin, J. A., and R. M. Zink. 1998. Phylogenetic patterns in the Trochilidae. Auk 115:105-118.

Gibb, G. C., O. Kardailsky, R. T. Kimball, E. L. Braun, and D. Penny. 2007. Mitochondrial genomes and avian phylogeny: Complex characters and resolvability without explosive radiations. Mol. Biol. Evol. 24:269-280.

Gill, F. B., and J. A. Gerwin. 1989. Protein relationships among hermit hummingbirds. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 141:409-421.

Gill, F. B., B. Slikas, and F. H. Sheldon. 2005. Phylogeny of titmice (Paridae): II. Species relationships based on sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene. Auk 122:121-143.

Glenn, T. C., R. S. Ojerio, W. Stephan, and M. J. Braun. 1997. Microsatellite DNA loci for genetic studies of cranes. North American Crane Working Group, Grand Island, NE.

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