@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref16434,
author = {Bradley C. Livezey},
title = {A phylogenetic analysis of geese and swans (Anseriformes: Anserinae), including selected fossil species.},
year = {1996},
keywords = {Anseriformes; Anserinae; cladistics; comparative analysis; fossils; geese; morphology; swans; waterfowl},
doi = {10.1093/sysbio/45.4.415 },
url = {},
pmid = {},
journal = {Systematic Biology},
volume = {45},
number = {4},
pages = {415--450},
abstract = {A phylogenetic analysis of modern and selected fossil geese and swans was performed using 165 characters of the skeleton, trachea, and natal and definitive integument. Five shortest trees were found (length = 318; consistency index for informative characters = 0.6341 which differed only in details of relationships among three species of Branta. The trees supported (1) Cnemiornis as sister group to other taxa analyzed; (2) a sister group relationship between the moa-nalos of Hawaii and other geese and swans; (3) Cereopsis as sister group of Anser, Branta, Coscoroba, and Cygnus (contra Livezey, 1986, Auk 103:737-754); (4) monophyly of Anser, Branta, and tGeochen and confirmation of generic monophyly of each; and (5) Coscoroba as sister group to Cygnus. Selechve exclusion of fossil taxa from the analysis variably affected inferred relationships and had substantial impacts on computational efficiency. Some nodes were not robust to boot-strapping: (1) nodes relating species groups within Anser, Cygnus, and tThambetochen and (2) the node uniting Anser, Branta, Coscoroba, and Cygnus relative to Cereopsis. Bremer (decay) indices indicated similar differences in relafive support for nodes. Skeletal characters were comparatively important in establishing higher order relahonships, whereas integumentary characters were crit-ical for lower order inferences. Constrained analyses revealed that other proposed phylogenetic hypotheses entailed variable penalities in parsimony. The shortest tree(s) was considered with respect to selected ecomorphological attributes (e.g., body mass, sexual size dimorphism, clutch size) and biogeography, and a revised phylogenetic classificahon of the geese and swans is pro-posed. Anseriformes; Anserinae; cladistics; comparative analysis; fossils; geese; morphology; swans; waterfowl.}
}
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"A phylogenetic analysis of geese and swans (Anseriformes: Anserinae), including selected fossil species.".
This study was previously identified under the legacy study ID S316
(Status: Published).
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Livezey B. 1996. A phylogenetic analysis of geese and swans (Anseriformes: Anserinae), including selected fossil species. Systematic Biology, 45(4): 415-450.
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A phylogenetic analysis of modern and selected fossil geese and swans was performed using 165 characters of the skeleton, trachea, and natal and definitive integument. Five shortest trees were found (length = 318; consistency index for informative characters = 0.6341 which differed only in details of relationships among three species of Branta. The trees supported (1) Cnemiornis as sister group to other taxa analyzed; (2) a sister group relationship between the moa-nalos of Hawaii and other geese and swans; (3) Cereopsis as sister group of Anser, Branta, Coscoroba, and Cygnus (contra Livezey, 1986, Auk 103:737-754); (4) monophyly of Anser, Branta, and tGeochen and confirmation of generic monophyly of each; and (5) Coscoroba as sister group to Cygnus. Selechve exclusion of fossil taxa from the analysis variably affected inferred relationships and had substantial impacts on computational efficiency. Some nodes were not robust to boot-strapping: (1) nodes relating species groups within Anser, Cygnus, and tThambetochen and (2) the node uniting Anser, Branta, Coscoroba, and Cygnus relative to Cereopsis. Bremer (decay) indices indicated similar differences in relafive support for nodes. Skeletal characters were comparatively important in establishing higher order relahonships, whereas integumentary characters were crit-ical for lower order inferences. Constrained analyses revealed that other proposed phylogenetic hypotheses entailed variable penalities in parsimony. The shortest tree(s) was considered with respect to selected ecomorphological attributes (e.g., body mass, sexual size dimorphism, clutch size) and biogeography, and a revised phylogenetic classificahon of the geese and swans is pro-posed. Anseriformes; Anserinae; cladistics; comparative analysis; fossils; geese; morphology; swans; waterfowl.
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Anseriformes; Anserinae; cladistics; comparative analysis; fossils; geese; morphology; swans; waterfowl
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@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref16434,
author = {Bradley C. Livezey},
title = {A phylogenetic analysis of geese and swans (Anseriformes: Anserinae), including selected fossil species.},
year = {1996},
keywords = {Anseriformes; Anserinae; cladistics; comparative analysis; fossils; geese; morphology; swans; waterfowl},
doi = {10.1093/sysbio/45.4.415 },
url = {},
pmid = {},
journal = {Systematic Biology},
volume = {45},
number = {4},
pages = {415--450},
abstract = {A phylogenetic analysis of modern and selected fossil geese and swans was performed using 165 characters of the skeleton, trachea, and natal and definitive integument. Five shortest trees were found (length = 318; consistency index for informative characters = 0.6341 which differed only in details of relationships among three species of Branta. The trees supported (1) Cnemiornis as sister group to other taxa analyzed; (2) a sister group relationship between the moa-nalos of Hawaii and other geese and swans; (3) Cereopsis as sister group of Anser, Branta, Coscoroba, and Cygnus (contra Livezey, 1986, Auk 103:737-754); (4) monophyly of Anser, Branta, and tGeochen and confirmation of generic monophyly of each; and (5) Coscoroba as sister group to Cygnus. Selechve exclusion of fossil taxa from the analysis variably affected inferred relationships and had substantial impacts on computational efficiency. Some nodes were not robust to boot-strapping: (1) nodes relating species groups within Anser, Cygnus, and tThambetochen and (2) the node uniting Anser, Branta, Coscoroba, and Cygnus relative to Cereopsis. Bremer (decay) indices indicated similar differences in relafive support for nodes. Skeletal characters were comparatively important in establishing higher order relahonships, whereas integumentary characters were crit-ical for lower order inferences. Constrained analyses revealed that other proposed phylogenetic hypotheses entailed variable penalities in parsimony. The shortest tree(s) was considered with respect to selected ecomorphological attributes (e.g., body mass, sexual size dimorphism, clutch size) and biogeography, and a revised phylogenetic classificahon of the geese and swans is pro-posed. Anseriformes; Anserinae; cladistics; comparative analysis; fossils; geese; morphology; swans; waterfowl.}
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TY - JOUR
ID - 16434
AU - Livezey,Bradley C.
T1 - A phylogenetic analysis of geese and swans (Anseriformes: Anserinae), including selected fossil species.
PY - 1996
KW - Anseriformes; Anserinae; cladistics; comparative analysis; fossils; geese; morphology; swans; waterfowl
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/45.4.415
N2 - A phylogenetic analysis of modern and selected fossil geese and swans was performed using 165 characters of the skeleton, trachea, and natal and definitive integument. Five shortest trees were found (length = 318; consistency index for informative characters = 0.6341 which differed only in details of relationships among three species of Branta. The trees supported (1) Cnemiornis as sister group to other taxa analyzed; (2) a sister group relationship between the moa-nalos of Hawaii and other geese and swans; (3) Cereopsis as sister group of Anser, Branta, Coscoroba, and Cygnus (contra Livezey, 1986, Auk 103:737-754); (4) monophyly of Anser, Branta, and tGeochen and confirmation of generic monophyly of each; and (5) Coscoroba as sister group to Cygnus. Selechve exclusion of fossil taxa from the analysis variably affected inferred relationships and had substantial impacts on computational efficiency. Some nodes were not robust to boot-strapping: (1) nodes relating species groups within Anser, Cygnus, and tThambetochen and (2) the node uniting Anser, Branta, Coscoroba, and Cygnus relative to Cereopsis. Bremer (decay) indices indicated similar differences in relafive support for nodes. Skeletal characters were comparatively important in establishing higher order relahonships, whereas integumentary characters were crit-ical for lower order inferences. Constrained analyses revealed that other proposed phylogenetic hypotheses entailed variable penalities in parsimony. The shortest tree(s) was considered with respect to selected ecomorphological attributes (e.g., body mass, sexual size dimorphism, clutch size) and biogeography, and a revised phylogenetic classificahon of the geese and swans is pro-posed. Anseriformes; Anserinae; cladistics; comparative analysis; fossils; geese; morphology; swans; waterfowl.
L3 - 10.1093/sysbio/45.4.415
JF - Systematic Biology
VL - 45
IS - 4
SP - 415
EP - 450
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