See our updated list (2008 etc.) of publications

Peters, J.L., Zhuravlev, Y., Fefelov, I., Logie, A. and Omland, K.E. 2007. Nuclear loci and coalescent methods support ancient hybridization as cause of mitochondrial paraphyly betwen gadwall and falcated duck (Anas spp.). Evolution
61:1992-2006. Full Text: PDF

Kondo, B. and Omland, K. E. 2007. Ancestral state reconstruction of migration: multistate analysis reveals rapid changes in New World orioles. Auk. 124:410-419.

Peters, J. L. and Omland, K. E. 2007. Population structure and mitochondrial polyphyly in North American gadwalls (Anas strepera). Auk. 124:444-462.

Kiere, L.M., Hofmann, C.M., Tracy, I.E., Cronin, T.W., Leips, J.W. and Omland, K.E. 2007. Using color to define species boundaries: quantitative analysis in the Orchard Oriole complex supports the recognition of two species. Condor
109:692-697. [undergraduate 1st author).

Price, J. J., N. R. Friedman, and Omland, K. E. 2007. Song and plumage evolution in the New World orioles (Icterus) show similar lability and convergence in patterns. Evolution. 61:850-863. [Cover -- April 2007 Evolution] Full Text: PDF

Hofmann, C.M., McGraw, K.J., Cronin, T.W., and Omland, K.E.  2007. Melanin coloration in New World orioles I: carotenoid masking and pigment dichromatism in the orchard oriole complex. Journal of Avian Biology: 38:163-171.Full Text: PDF

Hofmann, C. M., Cronin, T.W. and Omland, K.E. 2007. Melanin coloration in New World orioles II: ancestral state reconstruction reveals lability in the use of carotenoids and phaeomelanins. Journal of Avian Biology: 38:172-181 Full Text: PDF

Ligi, S.L. and Omland, K. 2007. Contrasting breeding strategies of two sympatric orioles: first documentation of double brooding by Orchard Orioles. Journal of Field Ornithology 78:298-302.

Eisermann, K. and Omland, K. 2007. Coloration anomaly of a male Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) Acta Zoológica Mexicana 23:197-200.

Hofmann, C.M., Cronin, T.W. and Omland, K.E. 2006. Using spectral data to reconstruct evolutionary changes in coloration: carotenoid color evolution in New World orioles. Evolution Int. J. Org. Evolution.
60:1680-1691. Full Text:  PDF

Omland, K. E., Baker, J. M. and Peters J. L. 2006. Genetic signatures of intermediate divergence: population history of Old and New World Holarctic ravens (Corvus corax). Molecular Ecology. 15:795-808. Full Text: PDF Abstract: English

Omland, K. E. and Hofmann, C. 2006. Adding color to the past: ancestral state reconstruction of bird coloration. Pp. 417-454. in G. E. Hill and K. J. McGraw eds. Bird Coloration Volume 2: Function and Evolution. Harvard University Press.

Baker, J.M. and Omland, K.E. 2006. Canary Island ravens (Corvus corax tingitanus) have distinct mtDNA. Ibis. 148:174-178. Full Text: PDF

Omland, K. E., and B. K. Kondo. 2006. Phylogenetic studies of plumage evolution and speciation in New World orioles (Icterus). Acta Zoologica Sinica, Proceedings of the 23 International Ornithological Congress. 52 (supplement), 320-326. Full Text: PDF

Peters, J. L., McCracken, K. G., Zhuravlev, Y. N.,. Yi Lu, Wilson, R. E., Johnson, K. P. and Omland, K. E. 2005.  Phylogenetics of wigeons and allies (Anatidae: Anas): the importance of sampling multiple loci and multiple individuals.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35:209-224. Full Text: PDF Abstract: English

Feldman, C. and Omland, K. E. 2005. Phylogenetics of the common raven complex (Corvus: Corvidae) and the utility of ND4, COI and b-fibint 7 in avian molecular systematics.  Zoologica Scripta 34:145-156. Full Text: PDF

Peters, J. L., Gretes, W. and Omland, K. E. 2005. Late Pleistocene divergence between eastern and western populations of wood ducks (Aix sponsa) inferred by the “Isolation with Migration” coalescent model. Molecular Ecology. 14:3407-3418. Full Text: PDF Abstract: English

Kondo, B., Baker, J. M., Omland, K. E. 2004.  Recent speciation between the Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) and the Black-backed Oriole (Icterus abeillei). Condor 106:674-680. Full Text: PDF

Funk, D. J. and Omland, K. E. 2003. SPECIES-LEVEL PARAPHYLY AND POLYPHYLY:
Frequency, Causes, and Consequences, with Insights from Animal Mitochondrial DNA.  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 34:397-423. Full Text: PDF

Allen, E. S. and Omland, K. E.  2003. Novel intron phylogeny supports plumage convergence in orioles (Icterus). Auk. 120:961-969. Full Text: PDF

Baker, J. M., López-Medrano, E., Navarro-Sigüenza, A. G., Rojas-Soto, O. R., Omland, K. E.  2003. Recent speciation in the Orchard Oriole group: Divergence of Icterus spurius spurius and Icterus spurius fuertesi. Auk. 120:848-859. Full Text: PDF

Omland, K. E., Marzluff, J., Boarman, W., Tarr, C. L., and Fleischer, R. C. 2000. Cryptic Genetic Variation and Paraphyly in Ravens. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. B. 267:2475-2482. Full Text: PDF Abstract: English Español

Omland, K. E. and Lanyon, S. M. 2000. Reconstructing Plumage Evolution in Orioles (Icterus): Repeated Convergence and Reversal in Patterns. Evolution 54: 2119-2133. Full Text: PDF Abstract: English Español

Omland, K. E., Lanyon, S. M. and Fritz, S. J. 1999. A Molecular Phylogeny of the New World Orioles (Icterus): the Importance of Dense Taxon Sampling. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 12:224-239. Full Text: PDF Abstract: English Español

Omland, K. E. 1999. The Assumptions and Challenges of Ancestral State Reconstructions. Systematic Biology 48:604-611.

Omland, K. E. 1999. Review of "Avian Molecular Evolution and Systematics". D. P. Mindell (ed.) Systematic Biology 48:225-226.Lanyon, S. M. and Omland, K. E. 1999. A Molecular Phylogeny of the Blackbirds (Icteridae): Five Lineages Revealed by Cytochrome-b Sequences. Auk 116:629-639. Abstract English Español

Cunningham, C. W., Omland, K. E. and Oakley, T. H. 1998. Reconstructing Ancestral Character States: a Critical Reappraisal. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 13:361-366. Abstract English Español

Omland, K. E. 1997. Examining Two Standard Assumptions of Ancestral State Reconstruction: Repeated Loss of Dichromatism in Dabbling Ducks (Anatini). Evolution 51:1636-1646. Abstract English Español

Omland, K. E. 1997. Correlated Rates of Molecular and Morphological Evolution. Evolution 51:1381-1393.

Omland, K. E. 1996. Female Mallard Preferences for Multiple Male Ornaments: I. Natural Variation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 39:353-360.

Omland, K. E. 1996. Female Mallard Preferences for Multiple Male Ornaments: I. Natural Variation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 39:361-366.

Omland, K. E. and Sherry, T. W. 1995. Mating Success Differences in American Redstarts are not Explained by Parental Care. Condor 97: 836-837.

Omland, K.E. 1994. Character congruence between a molecular and a morphological phylogeny for dabbling ducks (Anas). Systematic Biology 43:369-386.

Omland, K.E. and Sherry, T.W. 1994. Parental care at nests of two age classes of male American redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla): implications for female mate choice. Condor 96:606-613.

We are supported by the National Science Foundation CAREER DEB-0347083. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Last updated: 03/01/2006