Phylogenetic affinities of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)
| dc.contributor.author | Robertson, B.C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Goldstien, S.J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-09T23:02:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-10-09T23:02:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | We investigate the phylogenetic affinites of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos), a riverine specialist of uncertain relationships, using 2613 bp of DNA sequence data from 3 mitochondrial genes. Hymenolaimus has variously been considered an aberrant Anas species, or an ancient taxa in the tribe Anatini. Presently, it is placed in a highly-derived clade (Tribe Merganettini) with the shelducks. Our findings show that Hymenolaimus forms a monophyletic clade, and does not fit within any of the other duck tribes around the world. Our study also confirms convergent evolution among duck species that inhabit fast flowing rivers. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Robertson, B.C., Goldstien, S.J. (2012) Phylogenetic affinities of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos). Notornis, 59(1&2), pp. 49-59. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8462 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Canterbury. Biological Sciences | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651 | en |
| dc.subject | blue duck | en |
| dc.subject | Anseriformes | en |
| dc.subject | cytochrome b gene | en |
| dc.subject | control region gene | en |
| dc.subject | ND2 gene | en |
| dc.subject | mitochondrial DNA | en |
| dc.subject | phylogenetics | en |
| dc.subject.anzsrc | Field of Research::06 - Biological Sciences::0604 - Genetics | en |
| dc.subject.anzsrc | Fields of Research::31 - Biological sciences::3109 - Zoology::310914 - Vertebrate biology | en |
| dc.title | Phylogenetic affinities of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
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