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Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Systematic position of the Socorro mockingbird Mimodes graysoniii
Auteurs :	B. R. Barber, Auteur ; J. E. Martinez-Gomez, Auteur ; A. T. Peterson, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Avian Biology (35(3) MAY 2004)
Article en page(s) :	195-198
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Recently acquired tissue makes possible a first molecular assessment of the taxonomic position of the Soccoro Island endemic mimid Mimodes graysoni. Mitochondrial DNA sequence data from the ND-2 gene was analyzed using parsimony, maximum likelihood and bayesian methods of inference. These methods all placed Mimodes graysoni within a strongly supported clade containing four representatives of the genus Mimus. Retention of the monotypic Mimodes would make Mimus paraphyletic, therefore Mimodes graysoni is more properly placed in the genus Mimus.

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