| Phylogenetic relationships and morphological diversity in Darwin's finches and their relatives KJ Burns, SJ Hackett, NK Klein Evolution 56 (6), 1240-1252, 2002 | 228 | 2002 |
| A phylogenetic perspective on the evolution of sexual dichromatism in tanagers (Thraupidae): the role of female versus male plumage KJ Burns Evolution 52 (4), 1219-1224, 1998 | 177 | 1998 |
| Are the Northern Andes a species pump for Neotropical birds? Phylogenetics and biogeography of a clade of Neotropical tanagers (Aves: Thraupini) RE Sedano, KJ Burns Journal of biogeography 37 (2), 325-343, 2010 | 169 | 2010 |
| Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds KJ Burns, AJ Shultz, PO Title, NA Mason, FK Barker, J Klicka, SM Lanyon, ... Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 75, 41-77, 2014 | 151* | 2014 |
| A comprehensive multilocus phylogeny for the wood-warblers and a revised classification of the Parulidae (Aves) IJ Lovette, JL Pérez-Emán, JP Sullivan, RC Banks, I Fiorentino, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (2), 753-770, 2010 | 149 | 2010 |
| Molecular systematics of tanagers (Thraupinae): evolution and biogeography of a diverse radiation of neotropical birds KJ Burns Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 8 (3), 334-348, 1997 | 146 | 1997 |
| Going to Extremes: Contrasting Rates of Diversification in a Recent Radiation of New World Passerine Birds FK Barker, KJ Burns, J Klicka, SM Lanyon, IJ Lovette Systematic Biology, 2012 | 140 | 2012 |
| Defining a monophyletic Cardinalini: A molecular perspective J Klicka, K Burns, GM Spellman Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45 (3), 1014-1032, 2007 | 126 | 2007 |
| Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of Neotropical tanagers in the genus Tangara KJ Burns, K Naoki Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 32 (3), 838-854, 2004 | 123 | 2004 |
| New insights into New World biogeography: An integrated view from the phylogeny of blackbirds, cardinals, sparrows, tanagers, warblers, and allies FK Barker, KJ Burns, J Klicka, SM Lanyon, IJ Lovette The Auk: Ornithological Advances 132 (2), 333-348, 2015 | 105 | 2015 |
| Fifty-eighth supplement to the American Ornithological Society's Check-list of North American Birds RT Chesser, KJ Burns, C Cicero, JL Dunn, AW Kratter, IJ Lovette, ... The Auk 134 (3), 751-773, 2017 | 95 | 2017 |
| Closely related bird species demonstrate flexibility between beak morphology and underlying developmental programs R Mallarino, O Campàs, JA Fritz, KJ Burns, OG Weeks, MP Brenner, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012 | 93 | 2012 |
| Comparison of Target-Capture and Restriction-Site Associated DNA Sequencing for Phylogenomics: A Test in Cardinalid Tanagers (Aves, Genus: Piranga) JD Manthey, LC Campillo, KJ Burns, RG Moyle Systematic biology 65 (4), 640-650, 2016 | 86 | 2016 |
| Phylogenetic relationships of Neotropical honeycreepers and the evolution of feeding morphology K J Burns, S J Hackett, N K Klein Journal of Avian Biology 34 (4), 360-370, 2003 | 84 | 2003 |
| Widespread cryptic dichromatism and ultraviolet reflectance in the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds: Implications of accounting for avian vision in the study of … KJ Burns, AJ Shultz The Auk 129 (2), 211-221, 2012 | 77 | 2012 |
| Fifty-seventh Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds RT Chesser, KJ Burns, C Cicero, JL Dunn, AW Kratter, IJ Lovette, ... The Auk 133 (3), 544-560, 2016 | 70 | 2016 |
| Song evolution, speciation, and vocal learning in passerine birds NA Mason, KJ Burns, JA Tobias, S Claramunt, N Seddon, EP Derryberry Evolution 71 (3), 786-796, 2017 | 69 | 2017 |
| Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Piranga: implications for biogeography and the evolution of morphology and behavior KJ Burns The Auk 115 (3), 621-634, 1998 | 63 | 1998 |
| Elaborate visual and acoustic signals evolve independently in a large, phenotypically diverse radiation of songbirds NA Mason, AJ Shultz, KJ Burns Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281 (1788), 20140967, 2014 | 60 | 2014 |
| A comprehensive multilocus assessment of sparrow (Aves: Passerellidae) relationships J Klicka, FK Barker, KJ Burns, SM Lanyon, IJ Lovette, JA Chaves, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 77, 177-182, 2014 | 59 | 2014 |
Irby LovetteFuller Professor of Ornithology, Cornell UniversityVerified email at cornell.edu
