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Tag Archives: Passeriformes
Mitogenomes from extinct New Zealand wrens shed light on the oldest songbird lineage
The order Passeriformes, commonly known as “perching birds” or “songbirds,” contains over half of all known avian species. Sister to all other Passeriformes are the acanthisittid wrens, a small and enigmatic family of New Zealand endemics. Though their providential phylogenetic … Continue reading →
Posted in genomics, next generation sequencing, Paleogenomics, phylogenetics
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Tagged Acanthisittidae, ancient DNA, Gondwana, mitochondrial genome, mitogenome, New Zealand, Passeriformes, wrens
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