Systematic position of the Socorro mockingbird Mimodes graysoniii

被引:11
作者
Barber, BR [1 ]
Martínez-Gómez, JE
Peterson, AT
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Ecol Evolut & Behav, St Paul, MN 55108 USA
[2] Univ Missouri, Dept Biol, St Louis, MO 63121 USA
[3] Univ Kansas, Museum Nat Hist, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
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10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03233.x
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
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071002 ;
摘要
Recently acquired tissue makes possible a first molecular assessment of the taxonomic position of the Soccoro Island endemic mimid Mimodes graysoni. Mitochondrial DNA sequence data from the ND-2 gene was analyzed using parsimony, maximum likelihood and bayesian methods of inference. These methods all placed Mimodes graysoni within a strongly supported clade containing four representatives of the genus Mimus. Retention of the monotypic Mimodes would make Mimus paraphyletic, therefore Mimodes graysoni is more properly placed in the genus Mimus.
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