Hughes, Joseph, Kennedy, Martyn, Johnson, Kevin P., Palma, Ricardo L., Page, Roderic D. M.
Lice in the genus Pectinopygus parasitize a single order of birds (Pelecaniformes). To examine the degree of congruence between the phylogenies of 17 Pectinopygus species and their pelecaniform...
Kirsten M. Donald, Martyn Kennedy, Hamish G. Spencer
We used DNA sequences of lecithotrophic monodontine topshells, belonging to the genera Diloma, Melagraphia, and Austrocochlea, to ascertain how this group became established over a large area of the...
Kennedy, Martyn, Holland, Barbara R., Gray, Russell D., Spencer, Hamish G.
Long-branch attraction is a well-known source of systematic error that can mislead phylogenetic methods; it is frequently invoked post hoc, upon recovering a different tree from the one expected...
Phylogeography of carnivorous snails from Northland (2004)
Spencer, Hamish G, Kennedy, Martyn
Landsnails of the subfamily Paryphantinae are active carnivores on earthworms and other snails. Most species are endemic to Northland, New Zealand, are several are of conservation concern, being...
Donald, Kirsten, Kennedy, Martyn, Spencer, Hamish
We have used the DNA sequences of Pacific topshells, belonging to the genera Diloma, Melagraphia and Austrocochlea, to ascertain how this group became established over a large area of the Pacific....
Reinterpreting the origins of flamingo lice: cospeciation or host-switching?
Johnson, Kevin P, Kennedy, Martyn, McCracken, Kevin G
The similarity of the louse faunas of flamingos and ducks has been used as evidence that these two groups of birds are closely related. However, the realization that ducks actually are more closely...