Evidence purportedly allying the Anseriformes with the Galliformes is discredited. The discovery of vestigial lamellae in the Anhimidae, in addition to the characters these birds share with the ...

Chickens and ducks may not fill you with awe. But their early cousins were the largest birds on Earth – and a new study reveals how the bird groups are linked We don’t generally think of chickens and ...

Many hosts are members of multi-species aggregations and may be infected by an assemblage of specialist and/or multi-host generalist infectious agents. Host community diversity is central to microbial ...