Brain transcriptome of the violet-eared waxbill Uraeginthus granatina and recent evolution in the songbird genome

Peregrine and saker falcon genome sequences provide insights into evolution of a predatory lifestyle

(2013) Xiangjiang Zhan et al.   NATURE GENETICS

The duck genome and transcriptome provide insight into an avian influenza virus reservoir species

(2013) Yinhua Huang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genomic Diversity and Evolution of the Head Crest in the Rock Pigeon

(2013) M. D. Shapiro et al.   SCIENCE

Olfactory kin recognition in a songbird

(2012) E. T. Krause et al.   Biology Letters

Strong mitochondrial DNA support for a Cretaceous origin of modern avian lineages

(2012) Joseph W Brown et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

De novo transcriptome sequencing in a songbird, the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis): genomic tools for an ecological model system

(2012) Mark P Peterson et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Transcriptome Analysis of a North American Songbird, Melospiza melodia

(2012) A. Srivastava et al.   DNA RESEARCH

Are Olfactory Cues Involved in Nest Recognition in Two Social Species of Estrildid Finches?

(2012) E. Tobias Krause et al.   PLoS One

Transcriptome sequencing of black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) for immune gene discovery and microsatellite development

(2012) B. Wang et al.   Open Biology

Next generation sequencing and analysis of a conserved transcriptome of New Zealand's kiwi

(2011) Sankar Subramanian et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Characterisation of the transcriptome of a wild great tit Parus major population by next generation sequencing

(2011) Anna W Santure et al.   BMC GENOMICS

High sensitivity to aligner and high rate of false positives in the estimates of positive selection in the 12 Drosophila genomes

(2011) P. Markova-Raina et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Evidence of a neo-sex chromosome in birds

(2011) I Pala et al.   HEREDITY

Calling SNPs without a reference sequence

(2010) Aakrosh Ratan et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

Gene duplication and fragmentation in the zebra finch major histocompatibility complex

(2010) Christopher N Balakrishnan et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Digital gene expression analysis of the zebra finch genome

(2010) Robert Ekblom et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The Zebra Finch: the ultimate Australian supermodel

(2010) Simon C. Griffith et al.   EMU

Copy number variation, chromosome rearrangement, and their association with recombination during avian evolution

(2010) M. Volker et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Comparative genomics based on massive parallel transcriptome sequencing reveals patterns of substitution and selection across 10 bird species

(2010) AXEL KÜNSTNER et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The genome of a songbird

(2010) Wesley C. Warren et al.   NATURE

Neural Correlates of Behavioural Olfactory Sensitivity Changes Seasonally in European Starlings

(2010) Geert De Groof et al.   PLoS One

Multi-Platform Next-Generation Sequencing of the Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): Genome Assembly and Analysis

(2010) Rami A. Dalloul et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Human and Non-Human Primate Genomes Share Hotspots of Positive Selection

(2010) David Enard et al.   PLoS Genetics

Molecular evolution of genes in avian genomes

(2010) Kiwoong Nam et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

CORNA: testing gene lists for regulation by microRNAs

(2009) X. Wu et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Dynamic neuromodulation of aggression by vasotocin: influence of social context and social phenotype in territorial songbirds

(2009) J. L. Goodson et al.   Biology Letters

Evidence for increased olfactory receptor gene repertoire size in two nocturnal bird species with well-developed olfactory ability

(2009) Silke S Steiger et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

A comparison of reptilian and avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: Species-specific expansion of group γ genes in birds

(2009) Silke S Steiger et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Integrating Genomes, Brain and Behavior in the Study of Songbirds

(2009) David F. Clayton et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

(2009)   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Faster-Z Evolution Is Predominantly Due to Genetic Drift

(2009) J. E. Mank et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

MHC Class I: An Unexpected Role in Neuronal Plasticity

(2009) Carla J. Shatz   NEURON

Differences in human and chimpanzee gene expression patterns define an evolving network of transcription factors in brain

(2009) Katja Nowick et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Discrete molecular states in the brain accompany changing responses to a vocal signal

(2009) S. Dong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Songbird Neurogenomics (SoNG) Initiative: community-based tools and strategies for study of brain gene function and evolution

(2008) Kirstin L Replogle et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Nucleotide Variation, Linkage Disequilibrium and Founder-Facilitated Speciation in Wild Populations of the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

(2008) C. N. Balakrishnan et al.   GENETICS

Detection of Olfactory Receptor Transcripts in Bird Testes

(2008) Silke S. Steiger et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: evidence for a well-developed sense of smell in birds?

(2008) S. S Steiger et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History

(2008) S. J. Hackett et al.   SCIENCE

Patterns of Positive Selection in Six Mammalian Genomes

(2008) Carolin Kosiol et al.   PLoS Genetics