Evidence from molecular systematics for decreased avian diversification in the pleistocene Epoch.

doi:10.1073/pnas.92.13.5832

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Evidence from molecular systematics for decreased avian diversification in the pleistocene Epoch.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 20 Jun 1995

Zink R M, Slowinski J B

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Pleistocene glaciations have been suggested as major events influencing speciation rates in vertebrates. Avian paleontological studies suggest that most extant species evolved in the Pleistocene Epoch and that species' durations decreased through the Pleistocene because of heightened speciation r...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
Birds
DNA, Mitochondrial
Genetic Variation
Paleontology
Phylogeny
Restriction Mapping
Time

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