| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5919900 | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Molecular phylogenies based on 2-4 gene histories recover the plovers as a paraphyletic group. ⺠Pluvialis was shown to be sister to the oystercatchers, stilts, and avocets, or ancestral to them and other plovers. ⺠Bayesian analysis of eight independent nuclear genes shows that the plovers are monophyletic. ⺠Earlier phylogenies failed to recover the plover species tree because of mutational variance.
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Authors
Allan J. Baker, Yuri Yatsenko, Erika Sendra Tavares,