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Phylogeny and diversification of the largest avian radiation.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ·Vol. 101 ·No. 30 ·2004-07-27 ·Pages 11040-5

Barker FK, Cibois A, Schikler P, Feinstein J, Cracraft J

Abstract

The order Passeriformes ("perching birds") comprises extant species diversity comparable to that of living mammals. For over a decade, a single phylogenetic hypothesis based on DNA-DNA hybridization has provided the primary framework for numerous comparative analyses of passerine ecological and behavioral evolution and for tests of the causal factors accounting for rapid radiations within the group. We report here a strongly supported phylogenetic tree based on two single-copy nuclear gene sequences for the most complete sampling of passerine families to date. This tree is incongruent with that derived from DNA-DNA hybridization, with half of the nodes from the latter in conflict and over a third of the conflicts significant as assessed under maximum likelihood. Our historical framework suggests multiple waves of passerine dispersal from Australasia into Eurasia, Africa, and the New World, commencing as early as the Eocene, essentially reversing the classical scenario of oscine biogeography. The revised history implied by these data will require reassessment of comparative analyses of passerine diversification and adaptation.

MeSH Terms
Animals Biological Evolution Genetic Variation Geography Molecular Sequence Data Nucleic Acid Hybridization Phylogeny Songbirds/classification,genetics
Authors & Affiliations
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Barker F Keith
Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, 55108, USA. [email protected]
Cibois Alice
Schikler Peter
Feinstein Julie
Cracraft Joel
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Article Info
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Abbr.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
ISSN
0027-8424
DOI
10.1073/pnas.0401892101
Email
[email protected]
Published
2004-07-27
Epub
2004-00-19
Pages
11040-5
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505876
PMCID
PMC503738
Subset
IM
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