Waves of genomic hitchhikers shed light on the evolution of gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phylogenetic tree of Galliformes (gamebirds, including megapodes, currassows, guinea fowl, New and Old World quails, chicken, pheasants, grouse, and turkeys) has been considerably remodeled over the last decades as new data and a...

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Main Authors: Brosius Jürgen, Mayr Gerald, Kuritzin Andrej, Churakov Gennady, Matzke Andreas, Kriegs Jan, Schmitz Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/190