Phasianidae
Chickens, Grouse, Partridges, Quail, Pheasants, etc.
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This tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
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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Bush KL, Strobeck C. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships of the phasianidae reveals possible non-pheasant taxa. J. Hered. 94:472-89.
Dimcheff, D. E., S. V. Drovetski, M. Krishnan, and D. P. Mindell. 2000. Cospeciation and horizontal transmission of avian sarcoma and leukosis virus gag genes in galliform birds. J. Virology 74:3984-3995.
Dimcheff, D. D., S. V. Drovetski, and D. P. Mindell. 2002. Molecular evolution and systematics of tetraoninae and other Galliformes using mitochondrial 12S and ND2 genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 24: 203-215.
Drovetski, S.V. 2002. Molecular Phylogeny of Grouse: The performance of W-linked, autosomal, and mitochondrial loci, Syst. Biol. 51:930?945.
Ellsworth, D. L., R. L. Honeycutt, and N. J. Silvy. (1996). Systematics of grouse and ptarmigan determined by nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome-B gene. The Auk, 113:811-822.
Gill, F. and M. Wright. 2006. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press.
Gutierrez, R.J., Barrowclough, G.F., and Groth, J.G. 2000. A classification of the grouse (Aves: Tetraoninae) based on mitochodrial DNA sequences. Wildlife Biol. 6:205?211.
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Scientific Name | Alectoris rufa |
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Location | Portugal |
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The copyright owner has released this image under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Creative Commons license. source: flickr: Perdiz-vermelha - Alectoris rufa |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Copyright | © 2006 Julio Caldas |
Scientific Name | Phasianus colchicus |
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licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Creative Commons License. source: flickr: The Famous... |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Sex | Male |
Copyright | © 2006 Ewan |
Scientific Name | Dendragapus obscurus |
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Location | British Columbia |
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The copyright owner has released this image under the Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Creative Commons License. source: flickr: Grouse Closeup |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Behavior | displaying |
Sex | Male |
Copyright | © 2005 Nep Smith |
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Tree of Life Web Project. 2007. Phasianidae. Chickens, Grouse, Partridges, Quail, Pheasants, etc.. Version 07 March 2007 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Phasianidae/26302/2007.03.07 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/