The phylogenetic significance of the morphology of the syrinx, hyoid and larynx, of the southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius (Aves, Palaeognathae).

Phoebe L McInerneyMichael S Y LeeAlice M Clement Trevor H Worthy

Published in: BMC evolutionary biology (2019)

Syrinx, hyoid and larynx characters of palaeognaths display greater concordance with molecular trees than do other morphological traits. These structures might therefore be less prone to homoplasy related to flightlessness and gigantism, compared to typical morphological traits emphasised in previous phylogenetic studies.

Keyphrases

genome wide
high resolution
case control
gene expression
mass spectrometry