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Patterns and processes of diversification in a widespread and ecologically diverse avian group, the buteonine hawks (Aves, Accipitridae)

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do Amaral, Fábio Raposo, Sheldon, Frederick H., Gamauf, Anita, Haring, Elisabeth, Riesing, Martin, Silveira, Luís F., Wajntal, Anita·2009·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
DOI 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.020
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Buteonine hawks represent one of the most diverse groups in the Accipitridae, with 58 species distributed in a variety of habitats on almost all continents. Variations in migratory behavior, remarkable dispersal capability, and unusual diversity in Central and South America make buteonine hawks an excellent model for studies in avian evolution. To evaluate the history of their global radiation, we used an integrative approach that coupled estimation of the phylogeny using a large sequence database (based on 6411 bp of mitochondrial markers and one nuclear intron from 54 species), divergence time estimates, and ancestral state reconstructions. Our findings suggest that Neotropical buteonines resulted from a long evolutionary process that began in the Miocene and extended to the Pleistocene. Colonization of the Nearctic, and eventually the Old World, occurred from South America, promoted by the evolution of seasonal movements and development of land bridges. Migratory behavior evolved several times and may have contributed not only to colonization of the Holarctic, but also derivation of insular species. In the Neotropics, diversification of the buteonines included four disjunction events across the Andes. Adaptation of monophyletic taxa to wet environments occurred more than once, and some relationships indicate an evolutionary connection among mangroves, coastal and várzea environments. On the other hand, groups occupying the same biome, forest, or open vegetation habitats are not monophyletic. Refuges or sea-level changes or a combination of both was responsible for recent speciation in Amazonian taxa. In view of the lack of concordance between phylogeny and classification, we propose numerous taxonomic changes.

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  • Complete or nearly complete taxon sampling has now been achieved in some genera, but these phylogenies are based on Sanger sequencing of a small number of markers and often lack statistical support for the branching order between genera or groups of genera.

    “Complete or nearly complete taxon sampling has now been achieved in some genera, but these phylogenies are based on Sanger sequencing of a small number of markers and often lack statistical support for the branching order between genera or groups of genera (e.g., Lerner & Mindell, 2005;Amaral et al., 2009).”

    From Enigmas no longer: using ultraconserved elements to place several unusual hawk taxa and address the non-monophyly of the genus <i>Accipiter</i> (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) (2025) · cites this paper as Amaral et al., 2009

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  • With respect to the two tribes and their constituent members, our phylogeny was in agreement with previous studies.

    “With respect to the two tribes and their constituent members, our phylogeny was in agreement with previous studies (Lerner & Mindell, 2005;Amaral et al., 2006;Amaral et al., 2009;Mindell et al., 2018).”

    From Enigmas no longer: using ultraconserved elements to place several unusual hawk taxa and address the non-monophyly of the genus <i>Accipiter</i> (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) (2025) · cites this paper as Amaral et al., 2009

    Section 3.2 reports the constituent groups recovered in the paper’s buteonine phylogeny, and Section 4.1 says some of its relationships corroborate earlier studies. The paper examines buteonines, however, and does not establish agreement for both tribes in the citing authors’ phylogeny. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
do Amaral, F. R., Sheldon, F. H., Gamauf, A., Haring, E., Riesing, M., Silveira, L. F., & Wajntal, A.
Affiliations
  • Louisiana State University (US)
  • Natural History Museum Vienna (AT)
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
ORCID
Venue
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-12
Volume
53
Issue
3
Pages
703-715
ISSN
1055-7903 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.020
OpenAlex
W2167721346
Cited by
69
References
99
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2026: 4 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 4
FWCI
3.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Scientific Electronic Library Online (São Paulo Research Foundation, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (0228688)
  • Microsoft
  • University of Missouri
  • Louisiana State University
  • Florida Museum of Natural History
  • York University
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
  • Universidade de São Paulo
  • U.S. Geological Survey
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
Keywords
Accipitridae, avian diversification, phylogeny, divergence time estimation, ancestral state reconstruction, dispersal, Neotropical origin, wetland adaptation, mangroves, várzea, sea-level change, speciation, taxonomic revision
MeSH terms
Animals, Bayes Theorem, Cell Nucleus, Central America, DNA, Mitochondrial, Models, Genetic, Nucleic Acid Conformation, Phylogeny, South America, Likelihood Functions, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Ecosystem, Evolution, Molecular, Animal Migration, Hawks

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