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Museomics help resolving the phylogeny of snowfinches (Aves, Passeridae, Montifringilla and allies).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Sept 2024
Islam Safiqul, Peart Claire, Kehlmaier Christian, Sun Yue-Hua, Lei Fumin, Dahl Andreas, Klemroth Sylvia, Alexopoulou Dimitra, Del Mar Delgado Maria, Laiolo Paola, Carlos Illera Juan, Dirren Sebastian, Hille Sabine, Lkhagvasuren Davaa, Töpfer Till, Kaiser Martin, Gebauer Axel, Martens Jochen, Paetzold Claudia, Päckert Martin
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Historical specimens from museum collections provide a valuable source of material also from remote areas or regions of conflict that are not easily accessible to scientists today. With this study, we are providing a taxon-complete phylogeny of snowfinches using historical DNA from whole skins of an endemic species from Afghanistan, the Afghan snowfinch, Pyrgilauda theresae. To resolve the strong conflict between...
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