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Ulf S. Johansson

Researcher at Swedish Museum of Natural History

Publications -  38
Citations -  2937

Ulf S. Johansson is an academic researcher from Swedish Museum of Natural History. The author has contributed to research in topics: Monophyly & Sister group. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 37 publications receiving 2749 citations. Previous affiliations of Ulf S. Johansson include Stellenbosch University & University of Cape Town.

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Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils.

TL;DR: The calibration results suggest that Neoaves, after an initial split from Galloanseres in Mid-Cretaceous, diversified around or soon after the K/T boundary, and show that there is no solid molecular evidence for an extensive pre-Tertiary radiation of Neoaves.
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A Gondwanan origin of passerine birds supported by DNA sequences of the endemic New Zealand wrens

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the endemic New Zealand wrens (Acanthisittidae) are the sister taxon to all other extant passerines, supporting a Gondwanan origin and early radiation of passerines.
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Niche filling slows the diversification of Himalayan songbirds

TL;DR: It is shown that body size and shape differences evolved early in the radiation, with the elevational band occupied by a species evolving later, which implies that speciation rate is ultimately set by niche filling, rather than by the rate of acquisition of reproductive isolation.
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Phylogeny of Passerida (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data.

TL;DR: The African rockfowl and rockjumper are found to constitute the deepest branch within Passerida, but relationships among the other taxa are poorly resolved--only four major clades receive statistical support.
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Evolution, biogeography, and patterns of diversification in passerine birds

TL;DR: A provisional classification of the passerines is presented in this article, based on the increased understanding of the major patterns of passerine evolution, and the results of DNA-DNA hybridization are shown to be monophyletic.