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Mitu

Julia Gulka and David P. Mindell
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Topology built based on the analysis of Frank-Hoeflich et al. (2007) that combines molecular, osteological, morphological, and behavioral characters. Pereria and Baker (2004) present a similar topology, varying only with a sister relationship between M. tomentosa and M. mitu. Both studies suggest the non-monophyletic nature of the genus, with Pauxi unicornis embedded in the Mitu clade as sister species to M. tuberosa, suggesting the possible need to re-evaluate grouping at the genus level.
Containing group: Cracidae

References

Frank-Hoeflich, K., L. F. Silveira, J. Estudillo-Lopez, A. M. Garcia-Koch, L. Ongay-Larios, and D. Pinero. 2007. Increased taxon and character sampling reveals novel intergeneric relationships in the Cracidae (Aves: Galliformes). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 45(3): 242-254.

Grau, E.T. , S.L. Pereira, L.F. Silveira and A. Wajntal. 2003. Molecular markers contribute in the management of a breeding program of the extinct in the wild Alagoas Curassow Mitu mitu and confirm the validity of the species. Bird Conserv. Int. 13:115–126.

Pereira, S. L., and A. J. Baker. 2004. Vicariant speciation of Curassows (Aves: Cracidae): A hypothesis based on mitochondrial DNA phylogeny. The Auk 121(3): 682-694.

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Scientific Name Mitu tuberosum
Location Cristalino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Razor-billed Curassow
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2010 Jorge Montejo
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Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, USA

David P. Mindell
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA

Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to Julia Gulka at and David P. Mindell at

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Gulka, Julia and David P. Mindell. 2011. Mitu. Version 06 August 2011 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Mitu/88646/2011.08.06 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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