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Phylogeny of cooperatively breeding cuckoos (Cuculidae, Crotophaginae) based on mitochondrial gene sequences.
Die Naturwissenschaften - 1 May 2003
Hughes Janice M
Abstract excerpt
The Crotophaginae is a subfamily of New World cuckoos comprising the monotypic genus Guira and three ani species ( Crotophaga). All exhibit a rare form of cooperative breeding known as plural female joint-nesting, whereby two or more females lay eggs in a single nest. I reconstructed the phylogeny of Crotophaginae using the mitochondrial genes cytochrome oxidase I, II, and III, ATPase 6 and 8, and cytochrome b....
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