Beyond phylogeny: Pelecaniform and ciconiiform birds, and long-term niche stability

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 229-238

  Gibb, Gillian C ^a   Kennedy, Martyn ^b   Penny, David ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Ciconiiformes; Life history; Mitochondrial DNA; Pelecaniformes; Water carnivores

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CARNIVORY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CARNIVORY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARDEIDAE; AVES; BALAENICEPS REX; CICONIIDAE; CICONIIFORMES; PELECANIDAE; PELECANIFORMES; PHAETHONTIDAE; THRESKIORNITHIDAE;

EID: 84878108387     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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