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D. J. Field

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Approach:statistical model· 5 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 4 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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A. Chen· 2 shared J. Benito· 2 shared A. Crane· 1 shared A. Dornburg· 1 shared A. Y. Hsiang· 1 shared B. M. Winger· 1 shared B.-A. S. Bhullar· 1 shared C. R. Torres· 1 shared

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A. Chen

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Relative Homoplasy Index: A New Cross-comparable Metric for Quantifying Homoplasy in Discrete Character Datasets

E. M. Steell, A. Y. Hsiang, D. J. Field

This paper introduces a new metric, the relative homoplasy index (RHI), to quantify homoplasy in phylogenetic datasets, showing it outperforms existing methods like CI and RI.

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society · May 13, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Macroevolutionary drivers of morphological disparity in the avian quadrate

P.-C. Kuo, G. Navalon, R. Benson, D. J. Field

This study quantifies avian quadrate morphology variation and its relationship with ecological features across 200 bird species, finding stronger associations with allometry and phylogeny than feeding ecology.

bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2023Paleontology

Taphonomic damage obfuscates interpretation of the retroarticular region of the Asteriornis mandible

A. Crane, J. Benito, A. Chen, G. Musser, C. R. Torres, J. A. Clarke, S. Lautenschlager, D. T. Ksepka, D. J. Field

The paper reinterprets the retroarticular region of Asteriornis mandible, showing taphonomic damage obscured its morphology, and updates phylogenetic analysis to support its placement as a total-group galloanseran.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2023 · PreprintPaleontology

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

40 new specimens of Ichthyornis provide unprecedented insight into the postcranial morphology of crownward stem group birds.

J. Benito, A. Chen, L. E. Wilson, B.-A. S. Bhullar, D. Burnham, D. J. Field

This paper describes 40 new Ichthyornis specimens, revealing detailed postcranial morphology and phylogenetic placement within the avian stem group.

bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2022Paleontology

Wing musculature reconstruction in extinct flightless auks (Pinguinus and Mancalla) reveals incomplete convergence with penguins (Spheniscidae) due to differing ancestral states

J. Watanabe, D. J. Field, H. Matsuoka

bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2020Evolutionary Biology