Old and Cosmopolite: Molecular Phylogeny of Tropical–Subtropical Kites (Aves: Elaninae) with Taxonomic Implications

Kites of the Elaninae group are small and medium-sized, mostly tropical raptors traditionally considered as an early diverged subfamily of the Accipitridae. We used nucleotide sequences of three genetic markers (mitochondrial <i>Cyt b</i> and <i>COI</i>, nuclear <i>RAG-...

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Main Authors: Ivan J. Starikov, Michael Wink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/9/327