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The Mouse-colored Tyrannulet (Phaeomyias murina) is a species complex that includes the Cocos Flycatcher (Nesotriccus ridgwayi), an island form that underwent a population bottleneck.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Aug 2016
Zucker Marc R, Harvey Michael G, Oswald Jessica A, Cuervo Andrés, Derryberry Elizabeth, Brumfield Robb T
Abstract excerpt
Simultaneous examination of evolutionary history in island forms and closely related mainland relatives can provide reciprocal insight into the evolution of island and mainland faunas. The Cocos Flycatcher (Nesotriccus ridgwayi) is a small tyrant flycatcher (Tyrannidae) endemic to Cocos Island, an oceanic island in the eastern Pacific Ocean. We first established its close relationship to the mainland species...
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