Falconidae
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The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancestor diversified over time into several descendent subgroups, which are represented as internal nodes and terminal taxa to the right.
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Griffiths, C. S. 1994. Monophyly of the Falconiformes based on syringeal morphology. Auk 111:787-805.
Griffiths, C. S.. 1999. Phylogeny of the Falconidae inferred from molecular and morphological data. Auk 116:116-130.
Griffiths, C. S., G. F. Barrowclough, J. G. Groth, and L. Mertz. 2004. Phylogeny of the Falconidae (Aves): a comparison of the efficacy of morphological, mitochondrial, and nuclear data. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 32:101-109.
Olson, S. L. 1976. The affinities of the falconid genus Spiziapteryx. Auk 91:633-635.
Seibold, I., A. J. Helbig, and M. Wink. 1993. Molecular systematics of falcons (family Falconidae), Naturwissenschaften 80:87-90.
Wink, M. and H. Sauer-Gurth. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships in diurnal raptors based on nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial and nuclear marker genes. In: Chancellor, R. D.; Meyburg, B.-U. (eds), Raptors Worldwide. Budapest/Berlin: MME/WWGBP, pp. 483?498.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Polihierax semitorquatus |
|---|---|
| Location | Smithsonian National Zoological Park |
| Comments | African pygmy falcon |
| Acknowledgements | The copyright owner has released this image under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Creative Commons License. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright | © 2005 ac4lt |
