Robb T. Brumfield Publications. Some of these are downloadable as pdf files. For reprints or pdfs not available for download,
please contact me.

 

Cheviron, Z. A., A. Whitehead, and R. T. Brumfield. In press. Transcriptomic variation and plasticity in Rufous-collared Sparrows (Zonotrichia capensis) along an altitudinal gradient. Molecular Ecology.

Carling, M. D., and R. T. Brumfield. In press. Haldane's Rule in an avian system: using cline theory and divergence population genetics to test for differential introgression of mitochondrial, autosomal, and sex-linked loci across the Passerina bunting hybrid zone. Evolution.

Brumfield, R. T., L. Liu, D. E. Lum, and S. V. Edwards. In press. Comparison of species tree methods for reconstructing the phylogeny of bearded manakins (Aves: Pipridae: Manacus) from multilocus sequence data. Systematic Biology.

Liu, L., D. K. Pearl, R. T. Brumfield, and S. V. Edwards. In press. Estimating species trees using multiple-allele DNA sequence data. Evolution.

Bates, J. M., C. D. Cadena, J. G. Tello, and R. T. Brumfield. 2008. Diversification in the Neotropics: Phylogenetic patterns and historical processes. Ornitologia Neotropical 19:427-432. pdf

Carling, M. D., and R. T. Brumfield. 2008. Integrating phylogenetic and population genetic analyses of multiple loci to test species divergence hypotheses in Passerina buntings. Genetics 178:363-377. pdf

Peterson, A. T., R. T. Brumfield, R. G. Moyle, A. S. Nyári, J. V. Remsen Jr., and M. B. Robbins. 2007. The need for proper vouchering in phylogenetic studies of birds. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45:1042-1044.

Brumfield, R. T., and O. Maillard Z. 2007. Birds of the central Río Paracti valley, a humid montane forest in departamento Cochabamba, Bolivia. Ornitologia Neotropical 18:321-337. pdf

Brumfield, R. T., J. G. Tello, Z. A. Cheviron, M. D. Carling, and N. Crochet. 2007. Phylogenetic conservatism and antiquity of a tropical specialization: army-ant-following in the typical antbirds (Thamnophilidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45:1-13. pdf

Chesser, R. T., and R. T. Brumfield. 2007. Tarphonomus, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae) from South America. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 120:337-339. pdf

Chesser, R. T., F. K. Barker, and R. T. Brumfield. 2007. Four-fold polyphyly of the genus formerly known as Upucerthia, with notes on the systematics and evolution of the avian subfamily Furnariinae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44:1320-1332. pdf

Brumfield, R. T., and S. V. Edwards. 2007. Evolution into and out of the Andes: a Bayesian analysis of historical diversification in Thamnophilus antshrikes. Evolution 61:346-367. Contact me for pdf or if you subscribe to Evolution you can download it here: Evolution website Nexus data file

Carling, M. D., and R. T. Brumfield. 2007. Gene sampling strategies for multi-locus population estimates of genetic diversity (theta). PLoS ONE 2:e160. pdf

Isler, M. I., D. R. Lacerda, P. R. Isler, S. J. Hackett, K. V. Rosenberg, and R. T. Brumfield. 2006. Epinecrophylla, a new genus of antwrens (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 119:522-527. pdf

Cheviron, Z. A., S. H. Hackett, and R. T. Brumfield. 2006. Sequence variation in the coding region of the melanocortin-1 receptor gene (MC1R) is not associated with plumage variation in the Blue-crowned Manakin (Lepdiothrix coronata). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 273:1613-1618. pdf

Berg, K. S., R. T. Brumfield, and V. A. Apanius. 2006. Phylogenetic and ecological determinants of the Neotropical dawn chorus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 273:999-1005. pdf

Edwards, S. V., S. Birks, R. T. Brumfield, and R. Hanner. 2005. The future of avian genetic resources collections: archives of evolutionary and environmental history. Auk 122:979-984. pdf

Brumfield, R. T. 2005. Mitochondrial variation in Bolivian populations of the Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens). Auk 122:414-432. pdf

Isler, M. L., P. R. Isler, and R. T. Brumfield. 2005. Clinal variation in vocalizations of an antbird (Thamnophilidae) and implications for defining species limits. Auk 122:433-444. pdf

Brumfield, R. T. 2005. Review: The speciation and biogeography of birds. Condor 107:477-478. pdf

Sheldon, F. H., J. V. Remsen, and R. T. Brumfield. 2005. Letter concerning Academy of Natural Science Job Cuts. pdf

Whitney, B. M., D. C. Oren, and R. T. Brumfield. 2004. A new species of Thamnophilus antshrike (Aves: Thamnophilidae) from the Serra do Divisor, Acre, Brazil. Auk 121:1031-1039. pdf

Brumfield, R. T., O. Maillard Z., R. C. Faucett, G. Sánchez, V. G. Rohwer, J. C. Catari, C. G. Schmitt, D. C. Schmitt, R. Strem, and A. M. Mamani. 2004. Birds of the Laguna Kaucaya area, a semi-humid valley in the Andean foothills of departamento Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Ornitologia Neotropical 15:381-398. pdf

Witt, C. C., and R. T. Brumfield. 2004. Comment on "Are rates of speciation and molecular evolution correlated?" Science 303:173b. pdf

Brumfield, R. T., P. Beerli, D. A. Nickerson, and S. V. Edwards. 2003. The utility of single nucleotide polymorphisms in inferences of population history. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 18:249-256. pdf

Weicker, J., R. T. Brumfield, and K. Winker. 2001. Estimating the unbiased estimator theta for population genetic survey data. Evolution 55:2601-2605. pdf

Brumfield, R. T., R. W. Jernigan, D. B. McDonald, and M. J. Braun. 2001. Evolutionary implications of divergent clines in an avian (Manacus; Aves) hybrid zone. Evolution 55:2070-2087. pdf

McDonald, D. B., M. J. Braun, R. T. Brumfield, and R. P. Clay. 2001. Sexual selection on plumage and behavior in an avian hybrid zone: experimental tests of male-male interactions. Evolution 55:1443-1451. pdf

Brumfield, R. T., and M. J. Braun. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships in bearded manakins (Pipridae; Manacus) indicate that male plumage color is a misleading taxonomic marker. Condor 103:248-258. pdf

Brumfield, R. T. 2000. Book review: Molecular evolution: a phylogenetic approach. American Zoologist 40:707. pdf

Remsen, J. V., Jr., and R. T. Brumfield. 1998. Two new subspecies of Cinnycerthia fulva (Aves: Troglodytidae) from the southern Andes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 111:1008-1015. pdf

Braun, M. J., and R. T. Brumfield. 1998. Enigmatic phylogeny of skuas: An alternative hypothesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 265:995-999. pdf

Brumfield, R. T., D. L. Swofford, and M. J. Braun. 1997. Evolutionary relationships among the potoos (Nyctibiidae) based on isozymes. Ornithological Monographs 48:129-145. pdf

Brumfield, R. T., and A. P. Capparella. 1996. Historical diversification of birds in northwestern South America: A molecular perspective on the role of vicariant events. Evolution 50:1607-1624. pdf

Brumfield, R. T., and A. P. Capparella. 1996. Genetic differentiation and taxonomy in the Troglodytes aedon (House Wren) species group. Condor 98:547-556. pdf

Brumfield, R. T., and J. V. Remsen, Jr. 1996. Geographic variation and species limits in Cinnycerthia wrens of the Andes. Wilson Bulletin 108:205-227. pdf

Last Updated 19 July 2008