Taxonomic Status and Phylogenetic Relationship of the Charadriidae Family Based on Complete Mitogenomes

• Published in: Current genomics Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 263 - 272
• Main Authors: Qian, Weiya, Liu, Yizheng, Miao, Keer, Chang, Qing, Hu, Chaochao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates Bentham Science Publishers 12.12.2023; Benham Science Publishers
• Subjects: Charadriidae; Charadriiformes; Completeness; Genes; Life Sciences, Genetics & Genomics, Genetics & Heredity; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Pluvialis; Proteins; Taxonomy; Charadrius leschenaultii; Charadriidae; phylogenetics; Charadrius mongolus; comparative mitogenomics; relationship

Background: The Charadriiformes provide a good source for researching evolution owing to their diverse distribution, behavior, morphology, and ecology. However, in the Charadrii, family-level relationships remain understudied, and the monophyly of Charadriidae is also a subject of controversy. Metho...