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Phylogeny and diversification of the largest avian radiation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 27 Jul 2004
Barker F Keith, Cibois Alice, Schikler Peter, Feinstein Julie, Cracraft Joel
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The order Passeriformes ("perching birds") comprises extant species diversity comparable to that of living mammals. For over a decade, a single phylogenetic hypothesis based on DNA-DNA hybridization has provided the primary framework for numerous comparative analyses of passerine ecological and behavioral evolution and for tests of the causal factors accounting for rapid radiations within the group. We report...
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