Allan Baker - Publications

Affiliations: 
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 
Area:
Systematic Biology, Zoology Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology

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2019 Cloutier A, Sackton TB, Grayson P, Clamp M, Baker AJ, Edwards SV. Whole-Genome Analyses Resolve the Phylogeny of Flightless Birds (Palaeognathae) in the Presence of an Empirical Anomaly Zone. Systematic Biology. PMID 31135914 DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syz019  0.756
2019 Sackton TB, Grayson P, Cloutier A, Hu Z, Liu JS, Wheeler NE, Gardner PP, Clarke JA, Baker AJ, Clamp M, Edwards SV. Convergent regulatory evolution and loss of flight in paleognathous birds. Science (New York, N.Y.). 364: 74-78. PMID 30948549 DOI: 10.1126/Science.Aat7244  0.715
2019 Tizard J, Patel S, Waugh J, Tavares E, Bergmann T, Gill B, Norman J, Christidis L, Scofield P, Haddrath O, Baker A, Lambert D, Millar C. DNA barcoding a unique avifauna: an important tool for evolution, systematics and conservation. Bmc Evolutionary Biology. 19: 52. PMID 30744573 DOI: 10.1186/S12862-019-1346-Y  0.438
2017 Murray GGR, Soares AER, Novak BJ, Schaefer NK, Cahill JA, Baker AJ, Demboski JR, Doll A, Da Fonseca RR, Fulton TL, Gilbert MTP, Heintzman PD, Letts B, McIntosh G, O'Connell BL, et al. Natural selection shaped the rise and fall of passenger pigeon genomic diversity. Science (New York, N.Y.). 358: 951-954. PMID 29146814 DOI: 10.1126/Science.Aao0960  0.309
2017 Edwards SV, Cloutier A, Baker AJ. Conserved Non-exonic Elements: A Novel Class of Marker for Phylogenomics. Systematic Biology. PMID 28637293 DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syx058  0.737
2016 Weir JT, Haddrath O, Robertson HA, Colbourne RM, Baker AJ. Explosive ice age diversification of kiwi. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID 27573837 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1603795113  0.307
2014 Baker AJ, Haddrath O, McPherson JD, Cloutier A. Genomic support for a moa-tinamou clade and adaptive morphological convergence in flightless ratites. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 31: 1686-96. PMID 24825849 DOI: 10.1093/Molbev/Msu153  0.75
2014 Kerr KCR, Cloutier A, Baker AJ. One hundred new universal exonic markers for birds developed from a genomic pipeline Journal of Ornithology. 155: 561-569. DOI: 10.1007/S10336-014-1041-0  0.736
2013 Marshall HD, Baker AJ, Grant AR. Complete mitochondrial genomes from four subspecies of common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs): new inferences about mitochondrial rate heterogeneity, neutral theory, and phylogenetic relationships within the order Passeriformes. Gene. 517: 37-45. PMID 23313296 DOI: 10.1016/J.Gene.2012.12.093  0.32
2012 Haddrath O, Baker AJ. Multiple nuclear genes and retroposons support vicariance and dispersal of the palaeognaths, and an Early Cretaceous origin of modern birds. Proceedings. Biological Sciences / the Royal Society. 279: 4617-25. PMID 22977150 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.1630  0.361
2012 Baker AJ, Yatsenko Y, Tavares ES. Eight independent nuclear genes support monophyly of the plovers: the role of mutational variance in gene trees. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 65: 631-41. PMID 22842291 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.07.018  0.36
2012 Milá B, Tavares ES, Muñoz Saldaña A, Karubian J, Smith TB, Baker AJ. A trans-Amazonian screening of mtDNA reveals deep intraspecific divergence in forest birds and suggests a vast underestimation of species diversity. Plos One. 7: e40541. PMID 22815761 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0040541  0.4
2012 Gibson R, Baker A. Multiple gene sequences resolve phylogenetic relationships in the shorebird suborder Scolopaci (Aves: Charadriiformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 64: 66-72. PMID 22491071 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ympev.2012.03.008  0.534
2012 Verkuil YI, Piersma T, Jukema J, Hooijmeijer JCEW, Zwarts L, Baker AJ. The interplay between habitat availability and population differentiation: A case study on genetic and morphological structure in an inland wader (Charadriiformes) Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 106: 641-656. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01878.x  0.323
2011 Tavares ES, Gonçalves P, Miyaki CY, Baker AJ. DNA barcode detects high genetic structure within neotropical bird species. Plos One. 6: e28543. PMID 22163311 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028543  0.366
2011 Cloutier A, Mills JA, Baker AJ. Characterization and locus-specific typing of MHC class I genes in the red-billed gull (Larus scopulinus) provides evidence for major, minor, and nonclassical loci. Immunogenetics. 63: 377-94. PMID 21327606 DOI: 10.1007/S00251-011-0516-X  0.729
2011 Cloutier A, Mills JA, Yarrall JW, Baker AJ. Plasmodium infections of red-billed gulls (Larus scopulinus) show associations with host condition but not reproductive performance Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 41: 261-277. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2011.559662  0.704
2011 Luttikhuizen PC, Bol A, Witte H, van Bleijswijk J, Haddrath O, Baker AJ, Piersma T, Reneerkens J. Novel and cross-species microsatellite markers for parentage analysis in Sanderling Calidris alba Journal of Ornithology. 152: 807-810. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0681-6  0.337
2010 Pereira SL, Baker AJ. The enigmatic monotypic crab plover Dromas ardeola is closely related to pratincoles and coursers (Aves, Charadriiformes, Glareolidae). Genetics and Molecular Biology. 33: 583-6. PMID 21637436 DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572010000300033  0.327
2010 Aurelle D, Baker AJ, Bottin L, Brouat C, Caccone A, Chaix A, Dhakal P, Ding Y, Duplantier JM, Fiedler W, Fietz J, Fong Y, Forcioli D, Freitas TR, et al. Permanent Genetic Resources added to the Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 February 2010-31 March 2010. Molecular Ecology Resources. 10: 751-4. PMID 21565086 DOI: 10.1111/J.1755-0998.2010.02871.X  0.305
2009 Baker AJ, Tavares ES, Elbourne RF. Countering criticisms of single mitochondrial DNA gene barcoding in birds. Molecular Ecology Resources. 9: 257-68. PMID 21564985 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02650.x  0.419
2008 Tavares ES, Baker AJ. Single mitochondrial gene barcodes reliably identify sister-species in diverse clades of birds. Bmc Evolutionary Biology. 8: 81. PMID 18328107 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-8-81  0.388
2008 Pereira SL, Baker AJ. DNA evidence for a Paleocene origin of the Alcidae (Aves: Charadriiformes) in the Pacific and multiple dispersals across northern oceans. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 46: 430-45. PMID 18178108 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.020  0.372
2007 Pereira SL, Johnson KP, Clayton DH, Baker AJ. Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences support a Cretaceous origin of Columbiformes and a dispersal-driven radiation in the Paleocene . Systematic Biology. 56: 656-72. PMID 17661233 DOI: 10.1080/10635150701549672  0.399
2007 Baker AJ, Pereira SL, Paton TA. Phylogenetic relationships and divergence times of Charadriiformes genera: multigene evidence for the Cretaceous origin of at least 14 clades of shorebirds. Biology Letters. 3: 205-9. PMID 17284401 DOI: 10.1098/Rsbl.2006.0606  0.711
2007 Baker AJ. Molecular advances in the study of geographic variation and speciation in birds Ornithological Monographs. 63: 18-29. DOI: 10.1642/0078-6594(2007)63[18:MAITSO]2.0.CO;2  0.394
2007 Bridge ES, Voelker G, Thompson CW, Jones AW, Baker AJ. Effects of size and migratory behavior on the evolution of wing molt in terns (Sternae): A phylogenetic-comparative study Auk. 124: 841-856. DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[841:Eosamb]2.0.Co;2  0.302
2006 Tavares ES, Baker AJ, Pereira SL, Miyaki CY. Phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of neotropical parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae: Arini) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Systematic Biology. 55: 454-70. PMID 16861209 DOI: 10.1080/10635150600697390  0.433
2006 Pereira SL, Baker AJ. A mitogenomic timescale for birds detects variable phylogenetic rates of molecular evolution and refutes the standard molecular clock. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 23: 1731-40. PMID 16774978 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msl038  0.302
2006 Paton TA, Baker AJ. Sequences from 14 mitochondrial genes provide a well-supported phylogeny of the Charadriiform birds congruent with the nuclear RAG-1 tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 39: 657-67. PMID 16531074 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ympev.2006.01.011  0.694
2006 Pereira SL, Baker AJ. A molecular timescale for galliform birds accounting for uncertainty in time estimates and heterogeneity of rates of DNA substitutions across lineages and sites. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 38: 499-509. PMID 16112881 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.07.007  0.307
2005 Baker AJ, Huynen LJ, Haddrath O, Millar CD, Lambert DM. Reconstructing the tempo and mode of evolution in an extinct clade of birds with ancient DNA: the giant moas of New Zealand. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 102: 8257-62. PMID 15928096 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0409435102  0.415
2005 Bridge ES, Jones AW, Baker AJ. A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 35: 459-69. PMID 15804415 DOI: 10.1016/J.Ympev.2004.12.010  0.394
2005 Lambert DM, Baker A, Huynen L, Haddrath O, Hebert PDN, Millar CD. Is a Large-Scale DNA-Based Inventory of Ancient Life Possible? Journal of Heredity. 96: 279-284. PMID 15731217 DOI: 10.1093/Jhered/Esi035  0.473
2004 Luttikhuizen PC, Drent J, Baker AJ. Disjunct distribution of highly diverged mitochondrial lineage clade and population subdivision in a marine bivalve with pelagic larval dispersal. Molecular Ecology. 12: 2215-29. PMID 12859640 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01872.x  0.303
2003 Paton TA, Baker AJ, Groth JG, Barrowclough GF. RAG-1 sequences resolve phylogenetic relationships within Charadriiform birds. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 29: 268-78. PMID 13678682 DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00098-8  0.697
2003 Buehler DM, Baker AJ. Characterization of the red knot (Calidris canutus) mitochondrial control region. Genome / National Research Council Canada = GéNome / Conseil National De Recherches Canada. 46: 565-72. PMID 12897864 DOI: 10.1139/g03-034  0.307
2003 van Tuinen M, Paton T, Haddrath O, Baker A. ‘Big bang’ for Tertiary birds? A reply Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 18: 442-443. DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(03)00212-X  0.648
2002 Pereira SL, Baker AJ, Wajntal A. Combined nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences resolve generic relationships within the Cracidae (Galliformes, Aves). Systematic Biology. 51: 946-58. PMID 12554460  0.389
2002 Paton T, Haddrath O, Baker AJ. Complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequences show that modern birds are not descended from transitional shorebirds. Proceedings. Biological Sciences / the Royal Society. 269: 839-46. PMID 11958716 DOI: 10.1098/Rspb.2002.1961  0.681
2002 Given AD, Mills JA, Baker AJ. Isolation of polymorphic microsatellite loci from the red-billed gull (Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus) and amplification in related species Molecular Ecology Notes. 2: 416-418. DOI: 10.1046/J.1471-8286.2002.00261.X  0.691
2001 Haddrath O, Baker AJ. Complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequences of extinct birds: ratite phylogenetics and the vicariance biogeography hypothesis. Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 268: 939-45. PMID 11370967 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1587  0.379
1999 Hughes J, Baker A. Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) resolved using mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences Molecular Biology and Evolution. 16: 1300-1307. PMID 10486983 DOI: 10.1093/Oxfordjournals.Molbev.A026220  0.482
1999 Marshall HD, Baker AJ. Colonization history of atlantic island common chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs) revealed by mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 11: 201-12. PMID 10191065 DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1998.0552  0.368
1998 Marshall HD, Baker AJ. Rates and patterns of mitochondrial DNA sequence evolution in fringilline finches (fringilla spp.) and the greenfinch (Carduelis chloris). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 15: 638-46. PMID 9615445 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025967  0.307
1997 Cohen BL, Baker AJ, Blechschmidt K, Dittmann DL, Furness RW, Gerwin JA, Helbig AJ, de Korte J, Marshall HD, Palma RL, Peter HU, Ramli R, Siebold I, Willcox MS, Wilson RH, et al. Enigmatic phylogeny of skuas (Aves:Stercorariidae) Proceedings. Biological Sciences / the Royal Society. 264: 181-90. PMID 9061968 DOI: 10.1098/Rspb.1997.0026  0.333
1996 Wenink PW, Baker AJ, Rösner HU, Tilanus MGJ. GLOBAL MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF HOLARCTIC BREEDING DUNLINS (CALIDRIS ALPINA). Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution. 50: 318-330. PMID 28568852 DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb04495.x  0.333
1996 Friesen VL, Montevecchi WA, Baker AJ, Barrett RT, Davidson WS. Population differentiation and evolution in the common guillemot Uria aalge. Molecular Ecology. 5: 793-805. PMID 8981769 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-294X.1996.Tb00375.X  0.318
1996 Friesen VL, Baker AJ, Piatt JF. Phylogenetic relationships within the Alcidae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from total molecular evidence. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 13: 359-67. PMID 8587501 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025595  0.425
1996 Friesen VL, Piatt JF, Baker AJ. Evidence from Cytochrome B Sequences and Allozymes for a 'New' Species of Alcid: The Long-Billed Murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix) The Condor. 98: 681-690. DOI: 10.2307/1369851  0.315
1995 Baker AJ, Daugherty CH, Colbourne R, McLennan JL. Flightless brown kiwis of New Zealand possess extremely subdivided population structure and cryptic species like small mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 92: 8254-8. PMID 7667277 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.18.8254  0.433
1995 Bremer JRA, Baker AJ, Mejuto J. Mitochondrial DNA control region sequences indicate extensive mixing of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) populations in the Atlantic Ocean Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 52: 1720-1732. DOI: 10.1139/f95-764  0.311
1994 Stewart DT, Baker AJ. Patterns of sequence variation in the mitochondrial D-loop region of shrews Molecular Biology and Evolution. 11: 9-21. PMID 8121290 DOI: 10.1093/Oxfordjournals.Molbev.A040096  0.332
1994 Wenink PW, Baker AJ, Tilanus MG. Mitochondrial control-region sequences in two shorebird species, the turnstone and the dunlin, and their utility in population genetic studies. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 11: 22-31. PMID 8121283 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040089  0.379
1994 Stewart DT, Baker AJ. Evolution of mtDNA D-Loop Sequences and Their Use in Phylogenetic Studies of Shrews in the Subgenus Otisorex (Sorex: Soricidae: Insectivora) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 3: 38-46. PMID 8025728 DOI: 10.1006/Mpev.1994.1005  0.353
1993 Wenink PW, Baker AJ, Tilanus MG. Hypervariable-control-region sequences reveal global population structuring in a long-distance migrant shorebird, the Dunlin (Calidris alpina). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 90: 94-8. PMID 8419948 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.1.94  0.305
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