Molecular early burst associated with the diversification of birds at the K-Pg boundary
J. S. Berv, S. Singhal, D. J. Field, N. Walker-Hale, S. W. McHugh, J. R. Shipley, E. T. Miller, R. T. Kimball, E. L. Braun, A. Dornburg, C. T. Parins-Fukuchi, R. O. Prum, B. M. Winger, M. Friedman, S. A. Smith
The paper identifies a molecular early burst in avian evolution around the K-Pg boundary, linked to shifts in substitution rates and allometric scaling relationships.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2022Evolutionary Biology