鸟类的演化：鸟类生命之树概述

The evolution of birds: an overview of the avian tree of life.

作者信息

Bennu Devorah A N

机构信息

Department of Ornithology, The American Museum of Natural History,New York, NY 10024, USA.

出版信息

Lab Anim (NY). 2004 May;33(5):42-8. doi: 10.1038/laban0504-42.

DOI:10.1038/laban0504-42

PMID:15141246

Abstract

The author provides a general overview of the molecular data used to reconstruct the avian tree of life, summarizes some highlights of the ensuing controversies, and reveals those taxonomic relationships that remain largely unchanged by molecular data.

摘要

作者概述了用于重建鸟类生命树的分子数据，总结了随之而来的一些争议要点，并揭示了那些在很大程度上未因分子数据而改变的分类关系。