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A trans-Amazonian screening of mtDNA reveals deep intraspecific divergence in forest birds and suggests a vast underestimation of species diversity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Milá Borja, Tavares Erika S, Muñoz Saldaña Alberto, Karubian Jordan, Smith Thomas B, Baker Allan J
Abstract excerpt
The Amazonian avifauna remains severely understudied relative to that of the temperate zone, and its species richness is thought to be underestimated by current taxonomy. Recent molecular systematic studies using mtDNA sequence reveal that traditionally accepted species-level taxa often conceal genetically divergent subspecific lineages found to represent new species upon close taxonomic scrutiny, suggesting that...
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