A molecular phylogeny of the peacock-pheasants (Galliformes: Polyplectron spp.) indicates loss and reduction of ornamental traits and display behaviours

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 187-198

  Kimball, Rebecca T ^a,b   Braun, Edward L ^a,b   Ligon, David J ^a   Lucchini, Vittorio ^a   Randi, Ettore ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cytochrome b; Mating system; Mitochondrial control region; Molecular evolution; Nuclear intron; Ovomucoid; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; ORNAMENTATION; PHYLOGENY;

(SOUTHEAST); ASIA;

GALLIFORMES; PAVO; PHASIANIDAE; POLYPLECTRON; POLYPLECTRON BICALCARATUM;

EID: 0034896322     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.2001.0536     Document Type: Article

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