Molecular phylogenetics and phenotypic reassessment of the Ramphotrigon flycatchers: deep paraphyly in the context of an intriguing biogeographic scenario
Abstract:The tyrant‐flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are the largest family of birds in the New World. Although their phylogenetic relationships have been deeply studied based on phenotypic and genetic characters, several systematic uncertainties still exist. In particular, the affinities within the South American genus Ramphotrigon and its close relationship with the Mexican‐endemic Deltarhynchus flammulatus remain unresolved. Here we performed a taxonomic assessment of this intriguing relationship including, for the first ti… Show more
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