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Pseudogenisation of the Short-wavelength Sensitive 1 (SWS1) Opsin Gene in Two New Zealand Endemic Passerine Species: the Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephala) and Brown Creeper (M. novaeseelandiae)

Andrew E. Fidler, Auteur ; Zachary Aidala, Auteur ; Michael G. Anderson, Auteur ; Luis Ortiz-Catedral, Auteur ; Mark E. Hauber, Auteur

Dans Wilson Journal of Ornithology (The) (127(1) March 2015)

ABSTRACT Perception of ultraviolet (UV) light, mediated by the avian short-wavelength sensitive-1 (SWS1) opsin, is important for birds in a range of functional contexts, including foraging, mate choice, and offspring recognition. The maximum abs[...]

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Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Mohoua, endemic hosts of New Zealand's obligate brood parasitic Long-tailed Cuckoo (Eudynamys taitensis)

Zachary Aidala, Auteur ; Nicola Chong, Auteur ; Michael G. Anderson, Auteur ; Luis Ortiz-Catedral, Auteur ; Ian G. Jamieson, Auteur ; James V. Briskie, Auteur ; Phillip Cassey, Auteur ; Brian J. Gill, Auteur ; Mark E. Hauber, Auteur

Dans Journal of Ornithology (154(4) OCT 2013)

The three species of New Zealand's endemic Mohoua genus are sole hosts of the obligate brood parasitic Long-tailed Cuckoo (Eudynamys taitensis), making their intrageneric phylogenetic relationships particularly important for coevolutionary studi[...]

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