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Molecular systematics of tanagers (Thraupinae): evolution and biogeography of a diverse radiation of neotropical birds.

Molecular phylogenetics and evolution ·Vol. 8 ·No. 3 ·1997-12-00 ·Pages 334-48

Burns KJ

Abstract

The tanagers (Passeriformes: Emberizidae: Thraupinae) are a diverse group of mostly Neotropical birds with a wide range of feeding morphologies, behaviors, plumage patterns and colors, and habitat preferences. Phylogenetic relationships of genera in this lineage were investigated using cytochrome b sequence data. This study indicates that the genera Euphonia and Chlorophonia (traditionally considered part of Thraupinae) do not form a monophyletic group with the other tanagers. Within the rest of Thraupinae, several monophyletic groups are identified that agree with traditional sequential taxonomies. Other monophyletic groups provide novel interpretations of biogeographic patterns and morphological evolution within tanagers. In several lineages, plumage patterns and colors persist despite dramatic changes in bill morphology. Phylogenetic structure and estimated timings of divergence events indicate that tanagers probably originated on Caribbean islands and later diversified throughout Central and South America during the mid-Tertiary.

MeSH Terms
Animals Birds/classification,genetics Evolution, Molecular Genetic Variation Phylogeny
Authors & Affiliations
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Burns K J
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
Article Info
Journal
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
Abbr.
Mol Phylogenet Evol
ISSN
1055-7903
DOI
10.1006/mpev.1997.0430
Published
1997-12-00
Pages
334-48
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
9304400
Subset
IM
Databases
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1997.0430 View journal details
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