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Phasianidae

Chickens, Grouse, Partridges, Quail, Pheasants, etc.

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taxon links [up-->]Perdicula [up-->]Catreus wallichi [up-->]Dendragapus obscurus [up-->]Phasianus colchicus [up-->]Polyplectron [up-->]Lagopus [up-->]Ammoperdix [up-->]Alectoris [up-->]Falcipennis [up-->]Tetraogallus [up-->]Rhizothera [up-->]Scleroptila [up-->]Tragopan [up-->]Galloperdix [up-->]Pucrasia macrolopha [up-->]Syrmaticus [up-->]Rollulus rouloul [up-->]Lyrurus [up-->]Coturnix [up-->]Argusianus argus [up-->]Pternistis [up-->]Bonasa umbellus [up-->]Bambusicola [up-->]Chrysolophus [up-->]Arborophila [up-->]Lerwa lerwa [up-->]Lophura [up-->]Francolinus [up-->]Tetrao [up-->]Pavo [up-->]Tympanuchus [up-->]Lophophorus [up-->]Peliperdix [up-->]Crossoptilon [up-->]Dendroperdix sephaena [up-->]Meleagris [up-->]Perdix [up-->]Ptilopachus [up-->]Tetraophasis [up-->]Tetrastes [up-->]Gallus [up-->]Centrocercus Monophyly Uncertain[down<--]Galliformes Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Galliformes

References

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
Location Portugal
Acknowledgements 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
Acknowledgements This image is 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
Location British Columbia
Acknowledgements 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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