List of works - Christopher C. Witt

A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history

scientific article

An improved phylogeny of the Andean tit-tyrants (Aves, Tyrannidae): more characters trump sophisticated analyses

scientific article (publication date: August 2012)

Ancient horizontal transfers of retrotransposons between birds and ancestors of human pathogenic nematodes

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Are transposable element insertions homoplasy free?: an examination using the avian tree of life

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Author Correction: Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

Complementary shifts in photoreceptor spectral tuning unlock the full adaptive potential of ultraviolet vision in birds

scientific article

Contrasting molecular and morphological evidence for the identification of an anomalous Buteo: a cautionary tale for hybrid diagnosis

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Contribution of a mutational hot spot to hemoglobin adaptation in high-altitude Andean house wrens

scientific article published on 12 October 2015

DNA from a 100-year-old holotype confirms the validity of a potentially extinct hummingbird species

scientific article published on 23 September 2009

Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

Differential high-altitude adaptation and restricted gene flow across a mid-elevation hybrid zone in Andean tit-tyrant flycatchers

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Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds

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Gene turnover in the avian globin gene families and evolutionary changes in hemoglobin isoform expression

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Genomic sequence capture of haemosporidian parasites: Methods and prospects for enhanced study of host-parasite evolution

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Homoplastic microinversions and the avian tree of life

scientific article (publication date: 25 May 2011)

Host associations and turnover of haemosporidian parasites in manakins (Aves: Pipridae).

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Integrating evolutionary and functional tests of adaptive hypotheses: a case study of altitudinal differentiation in hemoglobin function in an Andean Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis

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Metabolic 'engines' of flight drive genome size reduction in birds.

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Migrate small, sound big: functional constraints on body size promote tracheal elongation in cranes

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Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds

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Oxygen availability drives blood traits and the cell number-size tradeoff across Andean hummingbirds

Parsimony and model-based analyses of indels in avian nuclear genes reveal congruent and incongruent phylogenetic signals

scientific article (publication date: 13 March 2013)

Phylogenetic systematics and biogeography of hummingbirds: Bayesian and maximum likelihood analyses of partitioned data and selection of an appropriate partitioning strategy

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Phylogenomic evidence for multiple losses of flight in ratite birds

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Phylogeny and biogeography of the New World siskins and goldfinches: rapid, recent diversification in the Central Andes

scientific article published on 19 March 2015

Phylogeography of the Vermilion Flycatcher species complex: Multiple speciation events, shifts in migratory behavior, and an apparent extinction of a Galápagos-endemic bird species

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Predictable convergence in hemoglobin function has unpredictable molecular underpinnings

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Predictable evolution toward flightlessness in volant island birds

scientific article (publication date: 26 April 2016)

Repeated elevational transitions in hemoglobin function during the evolution of Andean hummingbirds.

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Stability-Mediated Epistasis Restricts Accessible Mutational Pathways in the Functional Evolution of Avian Hemoglobin

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The biomechanical origin of extreme wing allometry in hummingbirds.

scientific article published on 19 October 2017

The dual role of Andean topography in primary divergence: functional and neutral variation among populations of the hummingbird, Metallura tyrianthina

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The smallest avian genomes are found in hummingbirds

scientific article (publication date: 7 November 2009)

Why do phylogenomic data sets yield conflicting trees? Data type influences the avian tree of life more than taxon sampling

scientific article

List of works by Christopher C. Witt

A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history

An improved phylogeny of the Andean tit-tyrants (Aves, Tyrannidae): more characters trump sophisticated analyses

Ancient horizontal transfers of retrotransposons between birds and ancestors of human pathogenic nematodes

Are transposable element insertions homoplasy free?: an examination using the avian tree of life

Author Correction: Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

Complementary shifts in photoreceptor spectral tuning unlock the full adaptive potential of ultraviolet vision in birds

Contrasting molecular and morphological evidence for the identification of an anomalous Buteo: a cautionary tale for hybrid diagnosis

Contribution of a mutational hot spot to hemoglobin adaptation in high-altitude Andean house wrens

DNA from a 100-year-old holotype confirms the validity of a potentially extinct hummingbird species

Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

Differential high-altitude adaptation and restricted gene flow across a mid-elevation hybrid zone in Andean tit-tyrant flycatchers

Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds

Gene turnover in the avian globin gene families and evolutionary changes in hemoglobin isoform expression

Genomic sequence capture of haemosporidian parasites: Methods and prospects for enhanced study of host-parasite evolution

Homoplastic microinversions and the avian tree of life

Host associations and turnover of haemosporidian parasites in manakins (Aves: Pipridae).

Integrating evolutionary and functional tests of adaptive hypotheses: a case study of altitudinal differentiation in hemoglobin function in an Andean Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis

Metabolic 'engines' of flight drive genome size reduction in birds.

Migrate small, sound big: functional constraints on body size promote tracheal elongation in cranes

Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds

Oxygen availability drives blood traits and the cell number-size tradeoff across Andean hummingbirds

Parsimony and model-based analyses of indels in avian nuclear genes reveal congruent and incongruent phylogenetic signals

Phylogenetic systematics and biogeography of hummingbirds: Bayesian and maximum likelihood analyses of partitioned data and selection of an appropriate partitioning strategy

Phylogenomic evidence for multiple losses of flight in ratite birds

Phylogeny and biogeography of the New World siskins and goldfinches: rapid, recent diversification in the Central Andes

Phylogeography of the Vermilion Flycatcher species complex: Multiple speciation events, shifts in migratory behavior, and an apparent extinction of a Galápagos-endemic bird species

Predictable convergence in hemoglobin function has unpredictable molecular underpinnings

Predictable evolution toward flightlessness in volant island birds

Repeated elevational transitions in hemoglobin function during the evolution of Andean hummingbirds.

Stability-Mediated Epistasis Restricts Accessible Mutational Pathways in the Functional Evolution of Avian Hemoglobin

The biomechanical origin of extreme wing allometry in hummingbirds.

The dual role of Andean topography in primary divergence: functional and neutral variation among populations of the hummingbird, Metallura tyrianthina

The smallest avian genomes are found in hummingbirds

Why do phylogenomic data sets yield conflicting trees? Data type influences the avian tree of life more than taxon sampling