A New Species of Smoky Honeyeater (Meliphagidae: Melipotes) From Western New Guinea

Beehler, Bruce M.; Prawiradilaga, Dewi M.; Fretes, Yance de; Kemp, Neville

doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[1000:ansosh]2.0.co;2

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“…In New Guinean mountain birds, a replacement of populations from west to east has been suggested as a general pattern (Beehler et al . ) and has also been supported by genetic data from logrunners (Joseph et al . ) and robins (Christidis et al .…”

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Contrasting phylogeographic signatures in two Australo‐Papuan bowerbird species complexes (Aves: Ailuroedus)

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The Australo‐Papuan catbird genus Ailuroedus has a complex distribution and a contested taxonomy. Here, we integrate phylogenetic analysis of DNA data and morphology to study the group's biogeography and to re‐examine its taxonomy. We couple phylogeographic and abiotic data to examine differences between the major groups defined in our phylogenetic analysis. Our results are consistent with Ailuroedus catbirds being divided into two species complexes, one distributed in humid forests in the lowlands on New Guinea and another in comparably drier and colder forests mainly in mid‐mountains on New Guinea and Australia. Vicariant events during the Pliocene are surmised to have been the major force in shaping the contemporary phylogeographical signature of this genus. Several previously suggested vicariant events, such as fragmentation of xeric forests in Australia and the uplift of the central mountain range on New Guinea, are reinforced as important Pliocene barriers for tropical forest taxa in this region. Interaction between Pleistocene climatic fluctuations and differences in habitat requirements may explain a higher and more recent population structures in the mid‐mountain catbird complex and the lack of representatives from the lowland clade in the comparably drier Australia. Phylogeographical patterns in both catbird complexes, respectively, both comply and deviate from other lowland and mid‐mountain taxa in the region. This highlights that taxon‐specific properties, such as their historical spatial and ecological distributions, capacity to disperse and tolerance to habitat changes, affect the phylogeographical histories of organisms. Within both species complexes, the genetic differentiation between several geographically isolated populations was found to exceed those commonly observed for avian sister species. As these genetically distinct taxa also were found to be morphological diagnosable, we suggest a revised classification of the genus Ailuroedus, where we recognize three species within the lowland complex and seven species within the mid‐mountain complex.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Contrasting phylogeographic signatures in two Australo‐Papuan bowerbird species complexes (Aves: Ailuroedus)

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“…The North Papuan Ranges are a series of relatively isolated upland areas to the north of the Central Cordillera with a discrete endemic montane fauna (Stattersfield et al. 1998; Beehler et al. 2007).…”

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Phylogeny and systematics of Melanesia’s most diverse gecko lineage (Cyrtodactylus, Gekkonidae, Squamata)

Oliver¹,

Richards²,

Sistrom³

2012

Zoologica Scripta

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Oliver, P.M., Richards, S.J. & Sistrom, M. (2012). Phylogeny and systematics of Melanesia's most diverse gecko lineage (Cyrtodactylus, Gekkonidae, Squamata). -Zoologica Scripta, 41, 437-454. The systematics and biogeographical history of the diverse fauna of New Guinea and surrounding islands (Melanesia) remain poorly known. We present a phylogeny for 16 of the 21 recognised Melanesian bent-toed geckos in the genus Cyrtodactylus based on mitochondrial sequence data. These analyses reveal two divergent lineages of Cyrtodactylus within Melanesia. One includes a single recognised species with clear affinities to sampled taxa from Asia. The other comprises a relatively diverse radiation (likely 30+ species), not closely related to sampled extralimital taxa and centred on the Melanesian region (including Australia). Many taxa within this second lineage are endemic to islands surrounding New Guinea, and dispersal and speciation on peripheral islands appears to have played an important role in the accumulation of species diversity within this clade. In contrast, little diversity is centred upon montane areas, although we do identify at least one lineage closely associated with hill and lower montane forest that probably dates to at least the late Miocene. Our phylogenetic analyses also reveal numerous divergent lineages that require taxonomic attention, including at least two widespread taxa that are likely to be composite, additional specimens of Cyrtodactylus capreoloides (until recently known only from the holotype) and several divergent and completely novel lineages, two of which we introduce herein: Cyrtodactylus arcanus sp. n. and Cyrtodactylus medioclivus sp. n.

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“…We need a larger sample from the Foja region that contains a greater range in age to evaluate the genetic and zoogeographic status of what appears to be an extremely remote montane isolate in western New Guinea. We note, however, that the Foja Mountains are emerging as an area of striking montane endemism within New Guinea, especially in birds (Diamond, 1982(Diamond, , 1985Beehler et al, 2007).…”

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Systematic Review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae, Murinae) with Descriptions of Two New Species

Musser¹,

Helgen²,

Lunde³

2008

Am Museum Novitates

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A New Species of Smoky Honeyeater (Meliphagidae: Melipotes) From Western New Guinea

Cited by 12 publications

References 4 publications

Contrasting phylogeographic signatures in two Australo‐Papuan bowerbird species complexes (Aves: Ailuroedus)

Contrasting phylogeographic signatures in two Australo‐Papuan bowerbird species complexes (Aves: Ailuroedus)

Phylogeny and systematics of Melanesia’s most diverse gecko lineage (Cyrtodactylus, Gekkonidae, Squamata)

Systematic Review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae, Murinae) with Descriptions of Two New Species

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