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The fulvettas ( Alcippe , Timaliidae, Aves): a polyphyletic group
Author(s) -
Pasquet Eric,
Bourdon Estelle,
Kalyakin Mikhail V.,
Cibois Alice
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00253.x
Subject(s) - polyphyly , biology , taxonomy (biology) , clade , zoology , phylogenetic tree , phylogenetics , evolutionary biology , genus , genetics , gene
The phylogeny of fulvettas (Alcippe, Timaliidae) was investigated using molecular data. Fifteen species of the genus, other timaliids and Sylvioidea were used. ML and Bayesian analyses were done on separate and combined cyt ‐b and Nd2 DNA data sets. The polyphyly of the genus is confirmed. The clades correspond to the taxonomy of Wolters. We recommend that this polyphyly be taken into account when conducting phylogenetic analyses with incomplete taxonomic sampling.