Speciation in African forest robins (Stiphronis) : species limits, phylogentic relationships, and molecular biology. American Museum novitates ; no. 3270

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dc.contributor.authorBeresford, Pamela, ornithologist.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCracraft, Joel.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:48:04Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:48:04Z
dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.description22 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 19-21).en_US
dc.description.abstract"The monotypic genus Stiphrornis (Aves: Turdidae) is revised under a phylogenetic species concept to include four species, one of which, from the southwest Central African Republic, is new. Mitochondrial DNA sequence data are analyzed to explore the phylogenetic relationships within Stiphrornis. These data indicate relatively high levels of sequence divergence among the species and corroborate their recognition as diagnosable taxa, a conclusion also supported by morphological evidence. These findings, along with the allopatric distributions of the species, compel attention to their phylogenetic and spatial history, which was not explored when this group was ascribed to a single "biological" species. Data reviewed here also suggest that the northwest Congo Basin forest, where the new species was discovered, is more zoogeographically complex than has been previously sus-pected. In addition, application of a phylogenetic species concept emphasizes the narrow endemism of S. gabonensis and S. sanghensis, along with its implications for conserving their threatened habitats. The findings of this paper also reinforce the notion that patterns of geographic variation in the lowland forests of West and Central Africa are still incompletely understood and that the impact of environmental and geological history on the diversification of the forest avifauna has not yet been fully explored"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/3048
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3270en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3270, 1999en_US
dc.subject.lcshStiphronis sanghensisen_US
dc.subject.lcshStiphronis -- Variation.en_US
dc.subject.lcshStiphronis -- Molecular genetics.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBirds -- Central African Republicen_US
dc.subject.lcshBirds -- Variation -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBirds -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Molecular genetics.en_US
dc.titleSpeciation in African forest robins (Stiphronis) : species limits, phylogentic relationships, and molecular biology. American Museum novitates ; no. 3270en_US
dc.title.alternativeAfrican forest robinsen_US
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