Comprehensive molecular phylogeny of barn owls and relatives (Family: Tytonidae), and their six major Pleistocene radiations
Abstract
Tytonidae originated in the Oligocene (ca. 28 mya) of Australasia. Tytonidae underwent six trans-continental radiations in the Pleistocene. Split of Tyto alba into three species (T. alba, T. furcata, T. javanica) is supported. T. rosenbergii and T. nigrobrunnea are subspecies of T. javanica; T. sororcula and T. manusi are subspecies of T. novaehollandiae. Grass owls and sooty owls are a single species each (T. capensis and T. tenebricosa).
- Publication:
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
- Pub Date:
- August 2018
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.013
- Bibcode:
- 2018MolPE.125..127U
- Keywords:
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- Bird;
- Strigiformes;
- Molecular phylogenetics;
- Taxonomical classifications