Molecular phylogeny and ecological diversification in a clade of New World songbirds (genus Vireo).

doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00483.x

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Molecular phylogeny and ecological diversification in a clade of New World songbirds (genus Vireo).

Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 1998

Cicero C, Johnson N K

Abstract excerpt

We constructed a molecular phylogeny for a clade of eye-ringed vireos (Vireo flavifrons and the V. solitarius complex) to examine existing hypotheses of speciation and ecological diversification. Complete sequences of the mtDNA cytochrome b gene were obtained from 47 individuals of this group plu...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
Cytochrome b Group
DNA Primers
DNA, Mitochondrial
Ecosystem
Enzymes
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
Phylogeny
Seasons
Songbirds
Time Factors
United States

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