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Phylogeny and Classification of Birds Based on the Data of DNA-DNA Hybridization

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The elements of phylogeny are clustering, branching, and time. Ideally, to reconstruct the phylogeny of a group of organisms it is necessary to define the monophyletic clusters of taxa, to determine the branching pattern of their divergences, and to place that pattern on the scale of absolute time. This definition is simple, but to reconstruct a phylogeny in which all three elements are correctly determined is far more difficult. To our knowledge it has never been done with a high degree of accuracy.

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Sibley, C.G., Ahlquist, J.E. (1983). Phylogeny and Classification of Birds Based on the Data of DNA-DNA Hybridization. In: Johnston, R.F. (eds) Current Ornithology. Current Ornithology, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6781-3_9

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