Were bowerbirds part of the New Zealand fauna?

被引：26

作者：

Christidis, L ^{[1
]}

Leeton, PR ^{[1
]}

Westerman, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] LA TROBE UNIV,DEPT GENET,BUNDOORA,VIC 3083,AUSTRALIA

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 1996年 / 93卷 / 09期

关键词：

cytochrome b sequences; phylogeny; systematics;

D O I：

10.1073/pnas.93.9.3898

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae) have preciously been considered to be confined to the Australo-Papuan continental plate. me provide molecular evidence that the extinct New Zealand Piopio Turnagra capensis is, in fact, a bowerbird. Such a finding is surprising on biogeographical grounds. However, recent molecular evidence on the relationships of the New Zealand moas and kin;is with the Australo-Papuan flightless birds suggests the need for a reassessment of current views on the origins of New Zealand's fauna.

引用

页码：3898 / 3901

页数：4

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