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- Title
Phylogenetic relationships of the Gulf of Guinea Alcedo kingfishers.
- Authors
MELO, MARTIM; FUCHS, JÉRÔME
- Abstract
The article presents a study which explores on the phylogenetic relationships of Alcedo kingfishers in the Gulf of Guinea. It mentions that researchers use mitochondrial and nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to make clear the phylogenetic position of the São Tomé and Príncipe kingfishers. It notes that ingroup sampling consists 16 individuals from nine taxa in the subfamily Alcedinidae. The study reveals that the relationship was being confirmed by the fact that they are the only Alcedinidae taxa to share a novel single codon insertion in the ND2 gene.
- Subjects
SAO Tome &; Principe; GULF of Guinea; PHYLOGENY; KINGFISHERS; ALCEDO; GENES; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEIC acids; BIOLOGICAL evolution
- Publication
Ibis, 2008, Vol 150, Issue 3, p633
- ISSN
0019-1019
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00826.x