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Seabird and louse coevolution: complex histories revealed by 12S rRNA sequences and reconciliation analyses.
Systematic biology - 1 Sept 2000
Paterson A M, Wallis G P, Wallis L J, Gray R D
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the coevolutionary history of seabirds (orders Procellariiformes and Sphenisciformes) and their lice (order Phthiraptera). Independent trees were produced for the seabirds (tree derived from 12S ribosomal RNA, isoenzyme, and behavioral data) and their lice (trees derived from 12S rRNA data). Brook's parsimony analysis (BPA) supported a general history of cospeciation (consistency index = 0.84,...
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