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Evolutionary history of New and Old World vultures inferred from nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 29 Nov 1995
Seibold I, Helbig A J
Abstract excerpt
The phylogeny of 11 species of Old World vultures (Aves: Accipitriformes, Aegypiinae), three species of New World vultures (Cathartidae) and theri nearest relatives within and outside the order Accipitriformes was investigated based on 1026 nucleotides of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. The data support the contention that New World vultures are not birds of prey, but phylogenetic information was...
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