2004/04/30 by Brian R. Barber, Juan E. Martínez‐Gómez, A. Townsend Peterson · 8 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Genetic diversity and population structure #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean
paper · doi:10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03233.x
openalex publication_date 2004/04/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
Recently acquired tissue makes possible a first molecular assessment of the taxonomic position of the Soccoro Island endemic mimid Mimodes graysoni . Mitochondrial DNA sequence data from the ND‐2 gene was analyzed using parsimony, maximum likelihood and bayesian methods of inference. These methods all placed Mimodes graysoni within a strongly supported clade containing four representatives of the genus Mimus . Retention of the monotypic Mimodes would make Mimus paraphyletic, therefore Mimodes graysoni is more properly placed in the genus Mimus .