Cytotaxonomy of Eurypyga helias (Gruiformes, Eurypygidae): First Karyotypic Description and Phylogenetic Proximity with Rynochetidae.

The sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) is a South American Gruiformes, the only member of Family Eurypigidae. In most phylogenetic proposals, it is placed in a more distant position than other families of the so-called "core Gruiformes". Different studies based on molecular, morphological and bi...

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Main Authors: Ivanete de Oliveira Furo, Amanda Almeida Monte, Michelly da Silva dos Santos, Marcella Mergulhão Tagliarini, Patricia C M O'Brien, Malcolm A Ferguson-Smith, Edivaldo H C de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4666659?pdf=render