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Phylogeny and biogeography of ratite birds inferred from DNA sequences of the mitochondrial ribosomal genes 总被引:7,自引:2,他引:5
The origin of the flightless ratite birds of the southern continents has
been debated for over a century. Whether dispersal or vicariance
(continental breakup) best explains their origin depends largely on their
phylogenetic relationships. No consensus has been reached on this issue
despite many morphological and molecular studies. To address this question
further we sequenced a 2.8-kb region of mitochondrial DNA containing the
ribosomal genes in representative ratites and a tinamou. Phylogenetic
analyses indicate that Struthio (Africa) is basal and Rhea (South America)
clusters with living Australasian ratites. This phylogeny agrees with
transferrin and DNA hybridization studies but not with sequence analyses of
some protein-coding genes. These results also require reevaluation of the
phylogenetic position of the extinct moas of New Zealand. We propose a new
hypothesis for the origin of ratites that combines elements of dispersal
and vicariance.
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