List of works - Christopher C. Witt

A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history

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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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Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds

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Phylogenomic evidence for multiple losses of flight in ratite birds

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

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Predictable convergence in hemoglobin function has unpredictable molecular underpinnings

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Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds

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

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

scientific article (publication date: 13 March 2013)

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

scientific article published on 12 October 2015

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

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

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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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Predictable evolution toward flightlessness in volant island birds

scientific article (publication date: 26 April 2016)

The smallest avian genomes are found in hummingbirds

scientific article (publication date: 7 November 2009)

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

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

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

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Homoplastic microinversions and the avian tree of life

scientific article (publication date: 25 May 2011)

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

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

scientific article published on 23 September 2009

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

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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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The biomechanical origin of extreme wing allometry in hummingbirds.

scientific article published on 19 October 2017

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

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Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

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

scientific article (publication date: August 2012)

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

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

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

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Arctos: Community-driven innovations for managing natural and cultural history collections

Publication describing Arctos, a scalable community solution for managing and publishing global biological, geological, and cultural collections data for research and education.

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

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

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

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List of works by Christopher C. Witt

A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history

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

Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds

Phylogenomic evidence for multiple losses of flight in ratite birds

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

Predictable convergence in hemoglobin function has unpredictable molecular underpinnings

Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds

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

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

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

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

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

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

Predictable evolution toward flightlessness in volant island birds

The smallest avian genomes are found in hummingbirds

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

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

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

Homoplastic microinversions and the avian tree of life

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

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

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

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

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

The biomechanical origin of extreme wing allometry in hummingbirds.

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

Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

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

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

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

Arctos: Community-driven innovations for managing natural and cultural history collections

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

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

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