@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref23698,
author = {Martyn Kennedy and Hamish G. Spencer},
title = {Classification of the cormorants of the world},
year = {2014},
keywords = {Cormorants, Shags, Phalacrocorax, Phalacrocoracidae, Phylogeny, Taxonomy},
doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.020},
url = {http://http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790314002334},
pmid = {24994028},
journal = {Molecular Phylogentics and Evolution},
volume = {79},
number = {},
pages = {249--257},
abstract = {Relationships among the 40 or so extant species of cormorants (family Phalacrocoracidae) have been obscured by their morphological similarities, many of which have recently been shown to be the result of convergent evolution. Previous attempts to derive an evolutionarily justifiable classification for this group of birds using osteological and behavioral data have been hampered by these similarities. We present a well-resolved evolutionary tree for some 40 cormorant taxa based on the results of extensive genetic work that produced over 8000 bases of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence. This tree implies a novel classification for the cormorants, which reflects their evolutionary history and can be implemented using some 7 genera. Some of the relationships among the species are well-known but many are previously unrecognized. Nevertheless, much of the classification makes sense in terms of biogeography.}
}
Citation for Study 16420
Citation title:
"Classification of the cormorants of the world".
Study name:
"Classification of the cormorants of the world".
This study is part of submission 16420
(Status: Published).
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Kennedy M., & Spencer H. 2014. Classification of the cormorants of the world. Molecular Phylogentics and Evolution, 79: 249-257.
Authors
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Kennedy M.
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Spencer H.
Abstract
Relationships among the 40 or so extant species of cormorants (family Phalacrocoracidae) have been obscured by their morphological similarities, many of which have recently been shown to be the result of convergent evolution. Previous attempts to derive an evolutionarily justifiable classification for this group of birds using osteological and behavioral data have been hampered by these similarities. We present a well-resolved evolutionary tree for some 40 cormorant taxa based on the results of extensive genetic work that produced over 8000 bases of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence. This tree implies a novel classification for the cormorants, which reflects their evolutionary history and can be implemented using some 7 genera. Some of the relationships among the species are well-known but many are previously unrecognized. Nevertheless, much of the classification makes sense in terms of biogeography.
Keywords
Cormorants, Shags, Phalacrocorax, Phalacrocoracidae, Phylogeny, Taxonomy
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@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref23698,
author = {Martyn Kennedy and Hamish G. Spencer},
title = {Classification of the cormorants of the world},
year = {2014},
keywords = {Cormorants, Shags, Phalacrocorax, Phalacrocoracidae, Phylogeny, Taxonomy},
doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.020},
url = {http://http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790314002334},
pmid = {24994028},
journal = {Molecular Phylogentics and Evolution},
volume = {79},
number = {},
pages = {249--257},
abstract = {Relationships among the 40 or so extant species of cormorants (family Phalacrocoracidae) have been obscured by their morphological similarities, many of which have recently been shown to be the result of convergent evolution. Previous attempts to derive an evolutionarily justifiable classification for this group of birds using osteological and behavioral data have been hampered by these similarities. We present a well-resolved evolutionary tree for some 40 cormorant taxa based on the results of extensive genetic work that produced over 8000 bases of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence. This tree implies a novel classification for the cormorants, which reflects their evolutionary history and can be implemented using some 7 genera. Some of the relationships among the species are well-known but many are previously unrecognized. Nevertheless, much of the classification makes sense in terms of biogeography.}
}
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TY - JOUR
ID - 23698
AU - Kennedy,Martyn
AU - Spencer,Hamish G.
T1 - Classification of the cormorants of the world
PY - 2014
KW - Cormorants
KW - Shags
KW - Phalacrocorax
KW - Phalacrocoracidae
KW - Phylogeny
KW - Taxonomy
UR - http://http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790314002334
N2 - Relationships among the 40 or so extant species of cormorants (family Phalacrocoracidae) have been obscured by their morphological similarities, many of which have recently been shown to be the result of convergent evolution. Previous attempts to derive an evolutionarily justifiable classification for this group of birds using osteological and behavioral data have been hampered by these similarities. We present a well-resolved evolutionary tree for some 40 cormorant taxa based on the results of extensive genetic work that produced over 8000 bases of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence. This tree implies a novel classification for the cormorants, which reflects their evolutionary history and can be implemented using some 7 genera. Some of the relationships among the species are well-known but many are previously unrecognized. Nevertheless, much of the classification makes sense in terms of biogeography.
L3 - 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.020
JF - Molecular Phylogentics and Evolution
VL - 79
IS -
SP - 249
EP - 257
ER -
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