Open AccessMolekulare Phylogenie und Biogeografie der Wespenbussarde (Gattungen Pernis und Henicopernis)
Author(s) -
Gamauf A.,
Haring E.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.769
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1439-0469
pISSN - 0947-5745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2004.00250.x
Subject(s) - biology , zoology , subspecies , taxon , sister group , genus , monophyly , systematics , phylogenetic tree , biogeography , clade , evolutionary biology , taxonomy (biology) , botany , ecology , genetics , gene
A partial sequence of the cytb gene (382 bp) was amplified and sequenced from 35 individuals (mainly museum specimens) of the genus Pernis representing all valid taxa (10) and two taxa ( P. p. gurneyi , P. p. japonicus ) with questionable validity as well as representatives of the Old World Perninae, namely Henicopernis and Aviceda , to assess their relationships to the genus Pernis . Furthermore, Gypaetus barbatus , Neophron percnopterus , and Buteo buteo were included as outgroup taxa. In the trees derived from the sequence data, Aviceda represents the sister group of the genus Pernis . The genus Henicopernis and the Old World vultures Gypaetus and Neophron appear rather distantly related to Pernis . Within the genus Pernis , two of the described species ( Pernis apivorus , Pernis ptilorhyncus ) form monophyletic groups, whereas the relationships of the two clades representing three subspecies of Pernis celebensis are still uncertain. Although this study is based on comparatively short DNA‐sections, the trees deduced from these sequences can be considered as a first approach for inferring the phylogenetic relationships of the genus Pernis and related genera and for addressing questions concerning the evolutionary history, biogeography, and systematics of this group.