A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the starlings (Aves: Sturnidae) and mockingbirds (Aves: Mimidae): Congruent mtDNA and nuclear trees for a cosmopolitan avian radiation

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1031-1056

  Lovette, Irby J ^a   Rubenstein, Dustin R ^a,b  

^a Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Buphagidae; Mimidae; Phylogeny; Sturnidae

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STARLING;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARLINGS;

AVES; BUPHAGUS; DUMETELLA; MAMMALIA; MIMIDAE; RHABDORNIS; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34547913411     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.03.017     Document Type: Article

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