A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history

Shannon J. Hackett; Rebecca T. Kimball; Sushma Reddy; Rauri C.K. Bowie; Edward L. Braun; Michael J. Braun; Jena L. Chojnowski; W. Andrew Cox; Kin Lan Han; John Harshman; Christopher J. Huddleston; Ben D. Marks; Kathleen J. Miglia; William S. Moore; Frederick H. Sheldon; David W. Steadman; Christopher C. Witt; Tamaki Yuri

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A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history

Shannon J. Hackett, Rebecca T. Kimball, Sushma Reddy, Rauri C.K. Bowie, Edward L. Braun, Michael J. Braun, Jena L. Chojnowski, W. Andrew Cox, Kin Lan Han, John Harshman, Christopher J. Huddleston, Ben D. Marks, Kathleen J. Miglia, William S. Moore, Frederick H. Sheldon, David W. Steadman, Christopher C. Witt, Tamaki Yuri

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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 from 19 independent loci for 169 species, representing all major extant groups, and recovered a robust phylogeny from a genome-wide signal supported by multiple analytical methods. We documented well-supported, previously unrecognized interordinal relationships (such as a sister relationship between passerines and parrots) and corroborated previously contentious groupings (such as flamingos and grebes). Our conclusions challenge current classifications and alter our understanding of trait evolution; for example, some diurnal birds evolved from nocturnal ancestors. Our results provide a valuable resource for phylogenetic and comparative studies in birds.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1763-1768
Number of pages	6
Journal	Science
Volume	320
Issue number	5884
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1157704
State	Published - Jun 27 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Hackett, S. J., Kimball, R. T., Reddy, S., Bowie, R. C. K., Braun, E. L., Braun, M. J., Chojnowski, J. L., Cox, W. A., Han, K. L., Harshman, J., Huddleston, C. J., Marks, B. D., Miglia, K. J., Moore, W. S., Sheldon, F. H., Steadman, D. W., Witt, C. C., & Yuri, T. (2008). A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history. Science, 320(5884), 1763-1768. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1157704

Hackett, SJ, Kimball, RT, Reddy, S, Bowie, RCK, Braun, EL, Braun, MJ, Chojnowski, JL, Cox, WA, Han, KL, Harshman, J, Huddleston, CJ, Marks, BD, Miglia, KJ, Moore, WS, Sheldon, FH, Steadman, DW, Witt, CC & Yuri, T 2008, 'A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history', Science, vol. 320, no. 5884, pp. 1763-1768. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1157704

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