Avian Family Tree (IMAGE)

BGI Shenzhen

Avian Family Tree

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The new avian family tree based on whole genomes of 48 bird species representing all 30 neoavian orders and two galloanserae orders and two palaeognathae orders. For more detail, see ref (4) and other studies at http://avian.genomics.cn/en/index.html.

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Jon Fjeldså

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