The osteology and phylogeny of the Hawaiian finch radiation (Fringillidae: Drepanidini), including extinct taxa
- Author:
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James, Helen F.
- Title:
- The osteology and phylogeny of the Hawaiian finch radiation (Fringillidae: Drepanidini), including extinct taxa
- Periodical:
- Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
- Year:
- 2004
- Volume:
- 141
- Pages:
- 207-255
- Subject:
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Drepanididae
Hawaiian honeycreepers
Passerine birds
Birds Evolution
- Summary:
- The Hawaiian finches or honeycreepers, (Passeriformes: Fringillidae: Drepanidini), are a classic example of adaptive radiation in insular vertebrates. Here, the monophyly and phylogeny of the adaptive radiation of these finches were studied via the use of parsimony analysis of comparative osteology in combination with tests of alternative phylogenetic hypotheses. Therefore, this study provides a framework for incorporating morphological and palaeontological information in evolutionary studies of the Drepanidini.
- Label:
- Birds - General
- URL:
- http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:2074/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00117.x
- Date:
- 2004
- Collection:
- Periodicals