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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Diversification of Neoaves: Integration of molecular sequence data and fossils
Biology Letters, Volume 2, No. 4, Year 2006
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Patterns of diversification and timing of evolution within Neoaves, which includes almost 95% of all bird species, are virtually unknown. On the other hand, molecular data consistently indicate a Cretaceous origin of many neoavian lineages and the fossil record seems to support an Early Tertiary diversification. Here, we present the first well-resolved molecular phylogeny for Neoaves, together with divergence time estimates calibrated with a large number of stratigraphically and phylogenetically well-documented fossils. Our study defines several well-supported clades within Neoaves. The calibration results suggest that Neoaves, after an initial split from Galloanseres in Mid-Cretaceous, diversified around or soon after the K/T boundary. Our results thus do not contradict palaeontological data and show that there is no solid molecular evidence for an extensive pre-Tertiary radiation of Neoaves. © 2006 The Royal Society.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Ericson, Per G. P.
Sweden, Stockholm
Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet
Anderson, Cajsa Lisa
Sweden, Uppsala
Evolutionsbiologiskt Centrum
Britton, Tom C.
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Elzanowski, Andrzej
Poland, Wroclaw
University of Wroclaw
Johansson, Ulf S.
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Källersjö, Mari
Sweden, Stockholm
Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet
Ohlson, Jan I.
Sweden, Stockholm
Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Parsons, Thomas J.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
International Commission on Missing Persons
Zuccon, Dario
Sweden, Stockholm
Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet
Mayr, Gerald
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Statistics
Citations: 667
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1098/rsbl.2006.0523
ISSN:
17449561
e-ISSN:
1744957X
Research Areas
Cancer