Molecular Phylogeny of Some Passeriformes, Based on Cytochrome b Sequences.

• Chikuni Koichi

  National Institute of Animal Industry

• Minaka Nobuhiro

  National Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences

• Ikenaga Hiroshi

  National Food Research Institute

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• シトクロムbの塩基配列に基づくスズメ目の分子系統解析

Abstract

A 646bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and a 293bp fragment of the 18S ribosomal RNA gene were sequenced from 20 species of the Passeriformes, primarily of the family Muscicapidae. Phylogenetic trees of the cytochrome b gene indicated monophyly of the genus Turdus except T. dauma and close relationships among T. chrysollaus, T. obscurus and T. pallidus with a high bootstrap probability. The tree showed an early divergence of Corvus macrorhynchos from the other Passeriformes. Sturnus cineraceus was not closely related to Corvus macrorhynchos and included in the branch of Muscicapidae with a relatively high bootstrap probability. Although the trees suggested monophyly of the families Emberizidae, Ploceidae and Zosteropidae, the relationships among the families of Passeriformes were unclear. The sequences of the 18S ribosomal RNA gene were the same in the Passeriformes examined except the Tarsiger cyanurus, Monticola solitarius and Ficedula narcissina. These three species shared a single substitution at the same position, suggesting monophyly of the three species.

Journal

• Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

  Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 28 (1), 1-8, 1996

  Yamashina Institute for Ornitology

Keywords

• Passeriformes
• Phylogeny
• Cytochrome b gene
• 18S ribosomal RNA gene

Details

• CRID: 1390282680015455104
• NII Article ID: 130003572806
• DOI: 10.3312/jyio1952.28.1
• ISSN: 18833659
• ISSN: 00440183
• Text Lang: en
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