Summary
Phylogenetic relationships of the bustard generaOtis, Ardeotis, Afrotis, Chlamydotis, Eupodotis, Lophotis, andTetrax were inferred from nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial cytochromeb gene (1143 bp).Otis/Chlamydotis, Ardeotis/Eupodotis meppellii, andLophotis/Tetrax cluster as sibling taxa both in MP and ML reconstructions. The genusEupodotis appears to be polyphyletic. In the genusChlamydotis two distinct groups are apparent,C. u. undulata/C. u. fuertaventurae andC. u. macqueenii. In the case of Cm.macqueenii birds from Sinai show a distinct haplotype. Because of substantial genetic, morphological and behavioural differences, it is suggested attributing species rank toC. undulata undC. macqueenii.
Zusammenfassung
Phylogenetische Beziehungen zwischen den TrappengeneraOtis, Ardeotis, Afrotis, Chlamydotis, Eupodotis, Lophotis, undTetrax wurden anhand von Nucleotidsequenzen des mitochondrialen Cytochrom b Gens (1143 Basenpaare) ermittelt. In Maximum Parsimony und Maximum Likelihood Rekonstruktionen clustemOtis/Chlamydotis, Ardeotis/ Eupodotis meppellii, undLophotis/Tetrax als Schwestertaxa. Die GattungEupodotis bildet offenbar eine polyphyletische Gruppe. Innerhalb der GattungChlamydotis lassen sich zwei distinkte Entwicklungslinien erkennen,C. u. undulata/C. u. fuertaventurae undC. u. macqueenii. Innerhalb von Cm.macqueenii weisen die Trappen des Sinai-Gebietes einen eigenen Haplotyp auf. Da sich die beiden Entwicklungslinien durch klare genetische, morphologische und ethologische Merkmale unterscheiden, ware es sinnvoll,C. undulata undC. macqueenii als distinkte Arten zu behandeln.
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Broders, O., Osborne, T. & Wink, M. A mtDNA phylogeny of bustards (family Otididae) based on nucleotide sequences of the cytochromeb-gene. J Ornithol 144, 176–185 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02465645
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