Meliphagidae Phylogeny, was new Christides and Boles

["Michael Ramsey" <>]

Hi Stuart,

I would be interested in reading a copy of this paper. Could you please forward it to me.

Thanks, Michael Ramsey Whittlesea.

>From: "Stuart Cooney" <>

>To: <>

>Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Meliphagidae Phylogeny, was new Christides and Boles

>Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 07:56:11 +1000

>

>Amy Driskell and Les have just published on this matter.  If you're

>interested its a great read:

>

>Phylogeny and evolution of the Australo-Papuan honeyeaters (Passeriformes,

>Meliphagidae).

>

>Driskell AC, Christidis L.

>

>Division of Birds, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605,

>USA.

>

>We analyzed nucleotide variation at four loci for 75 species to produce a

>phylogenetic hypothesis for the Meliphagidae, and to examine the evolution

>and biogeographic history of the Meliphagidae. Both maximum parsimony and

>Bayesian methods of phylogenetic analysis were employed. The family was

>found to be monophyletic, though the genera Certhionyx, Anthochaera, and

>Phylidonyris were not. Four major clades were recovered and the spinebills

>(Acanthorhynchus) formed the sister clade to the remainder of the family in

>most analyses. The Australian endemic arid-adapted chats (Epthianura,

>Ashbyia) were found to be nested deeply within the family Meliphagidae. No

>evidence was found to support the hypothesis of separate New Guinean and

>Australian endemic radiations, nor of a close phylogenetic relationship

>between taxa from the New Guinea highlands and those from Australian

>northern rainforests.

>

>Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2004 Jun;31(3):943-60.

>

>Let me know if you want me to email a pdf copy to you (its big though

>977kb).

>

>

>Stuart Cooney

>www.babblersnest.com

>Birdline Victoria

>http://home.iprimus.com.au/scooney/index.htm

>

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