Galliformes
Fowl, Quail, Guans, Currasows, Megapodes
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Cox, W. A., R. T. Kimball, and E. L. Braun. 2007. Phylogenetic position on the New World quail (Odontophoridae): eight nuclear loci and three mitochondrial regions contradict morphology and the Sibley-Ahlquist tapestry. Auk 124(1):71–84.
Crowe, T. M., R. C. K. Bowie, P. Bloomer, T. G. Mandiwana, T. A. J. Hedderson, E. Randi, S. L. Pereira, and J. Wakeling. 2006. Phylogenetics, biogeography and classification of, and character evolution in, gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes): effects of character exclusion, data partitioning and missing data. Cladistics 22(6):495–532.
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.
Dyke, G. J., B. E. Gulas, and T. M. Crowe. 2003. The suprageneric relationships of galliform birds (Aves, Galliformes): a cladistic analysis of morphological characters. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 137:227-244.
Kaiser, V. B., M. van Tuinen, and H. Ellegren. 2007. Insertion events of CR1 retrotransposable elements elucidate the phylogenetic branching order in galliform birds. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24(1):338-347.
Pereira, S. L. and A. J. Baker. 2006. A molecular timescale for galliform birds accounting for uncertainty in time estimates and heterogeneity of rates of DNA substitutions across lineages and sites. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(2):499-509.
van Tuinen M, Dyke GJ. 2004. Calibration of galliform molecular clocks using multiple fossils and genetic partitions. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 30:74-86.
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| Scientific Name | Alectura lathami |
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| Location | Kalinga Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | 96 Australian Brush-turkey |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Jenny |
| Scientific Name | Bonasa umbellus |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Ruffed Grouse 1_1979 |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2005 Jean-Guy |
| Scientific Name | Acryllium vulturinum |
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| Location | Samburu National Reserve (Kenya) |
| Comments | Vulturine Guineafowl |
| Creator | Gerald and Buff Corsi |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source Collection | CalPhotos |
| Copyright |
© 2002 California Academy of Sciences
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