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'''Mirandornithes''' (name coined by Sangster (2005 |
'''Mirandornithes''' (name coined by Sangster (2005)<ref>Sangster, G. (2005)</ref> is a [[clade]] that consists of [[flamingos]] and [[grebes]]. |
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Determining the relationships of both groups has been problematic. Flamingos had been placed with numerous branches within [[Neognathae]], such as [[ducks]] and [[storks]]. The grebes had been placed with the [[loon]]s. However recent studies seem to confirm these two branches as sister groups.<ref>Van Tuinen, M. ''et al.'' (2001)</ref><ref>Chubb, A. L. (2004a)</ref><ref>Mayr G. (2004)</ref><ref>Fain, M. G. Houde, P. (2004)</ref><ref>Ericson, P. G. P. ''et al.'' (2006)</ref><ref>Hackett, S. J. ''et al.'' (2008)</ref> |
Determining the relationships of both groups has been problematic. Flamingos had been placed with numerous branches within [[Neognathae]], such as [[ducks]] and [[storks]]. The grebes had been placed with the [[loon]]s. However recent studies seem to confirm these two branches as sister groups.<ref>Van Tuinen, M. ''et al.'' (2001)</ref><ref>Chubb, A. L. (2004a)</ref><ref>Mayr G. (2004)</ref><ref>Fain, M. G. Houde, P. (2004)</ref><ref>Ericson, P. G. P. ''et al.'' (2006)</ref><ref>Hackett, S. J. ''et al.'' (2008)</ref> |
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Mirandornithes (name coined by Sangster (2005)[1] is a clade that consists of flamingos and grebes.
Determining the relationships of both groups has been problematic. Flamingos had been placed with numerous branches within Neognathae, such as ducks and storks. The grebes had been placed with the loons. However recent studies seem to confirm these two branches as sister groups.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
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References
- Chubb, A. L. (2004a) New nuclear evidence for the oldest divergence among neognath birds: The phylogenetic utility of ZENK (i). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 30(1):140–151. DOI:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00159-3.
- Ericson, P. G. P. Anderson, C. L. Britton, T. Elzanowski, A. Johansson, U. S. Kllersj, M. Ohlson, J. I. & Parsons, T. J. (2006) Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils. Biology Letters. 2(4):543–547. DOI:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0523.
- Fain, M. G. Houde, P. (2004) Parallel radiations in the primary clades of birds. Evolution 58(11):2558–2573. DOI:10.1554/04-235.
- Hackett, S. J. et al. (2008) A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History. Science 320(5884):1763–1768. DOI:10.1126/science.1157704.
- Mayr, G. (2004) Morphological evidence for sister group relationship between flamingos (Aves: Phoenicopteridae) and grebes (Podicipedidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 140:157–169.
- Sangster, G. (2005) A name for the flamingo-grebe clade. Ibis. 147:612–615.
- Van Tuinen, M. Butvill, D. B. Kirsch, J. A. & Hedges, S. B. (2001) Convergence and divergence in the evolution of aquatic birds. Proc. R. Soc. B 268(1474):1345–1350. DOI:10.1098/rspb.2001.1679.