A molecular phylogeny of the nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) suggests extensive conservation of primitive morphological traits across multiple lineages

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 789-796

  Larsen, Carl ^a   Speed, Michael ^b   Harvey, Nicholas ^c   Noyes, Harry A ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c EAST MALLING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caprimulgidae; Caprimulgiformes; Caprimulgus; Conserved morphology; Cytochrome b; Eurostopodus; Evolution; MrBayes; Paup; Primitive traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; CAPRIMULGIDAE; CAPRIMULGIFORMES; CAPRIMULGUS; CHORDEILES; EUROSTOPODUS; HYDROPSALIS; MACRODIPTERYX; PHALAENOPTILUS NUTTALLII; UROPSALIS;

EID: 33847247885     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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