Phylogeny and phylogeography of four southern ocean petrels
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-212) This thesis investigates the phylogeography of four southern ocean petrel species in an attempt to resolve taxonomic uncertainties and phylogeography in these species. A large proportion of petrel and albatross species are listed as threatened und...
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ftunivcapetownir:oai:localhost:11427/4339 2023-05-15T16:19:44+02:00 Phylogeny and phylogeography of four southern ocean petrels Techow, N M S Mareile O'Ryan, Colleen Ryan, Peter G 2007 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4339 https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/11427/4339/1/thesis_sci_2007_techow_m%20%281%29.pdf eng eng University of Cape Town Faculty of Science Department of Molecular and Cell Biology http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4339 https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/11427/4339/1/thesis_sci_2007_techow_m%20%281%29.pdf Cell Biology Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD 2007 ftunivcapetownir 2022-09-13T05:58:11Z Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-212) This thesis investigates the phylogeography of four southern ocean petrel species in an attempt to resolve taxonomic uncertainties and phylogeography in these species. A large proportion of petrel and albatross species are listed as threatened under Red List criteria, in many cases as a result of threats at sea. Most albatrosses and petrels breed in discrete island colonies and exhibit strong natal philopatry. They may thus be expected to show population divergence, but published studies show that this is not always the case. Most studies to date have concentrated on northern hemisphere species, with mostly albatrosses studied within the southern oceans. White-chinned (Procel/aria aequinoctialis), Spectacled (P. conspicillata) and giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus and M. hal/I) are southern ocean species of Procellariiformes. All four species are threatened by accidental mortality in long line and other fisheries, as well as by introduced predators at their breeding colonies. In order to adequately conserve these species, species limits need to be resolved. Taxonomic uncertainties are an important issue in conservation because often only recognised species receive protection. In addition, islands of origin for birds killed at sea need to be identified. This thesis examines the species status of the Spectacled Petrel (Procel/aria conspicillata), which has been separated from the White-chinned Petrel (P. aequinoctialis) based on morphology and vocalisations, as well as examining the taxonomic status of the two forms of giant petrel, and their phylogeography. Cytochrome b was used to confirm the species rank of the Spectacled Petrel. The decision to support separate species status was based on the lack of shared haplotypes, six fixed mutational differences between the closest haplotypes of the White-chinned and Spectacled Petrel and a sequence divergence of 1.74%. Within Procel/aria, Whitechinned and Spectacled Petrels are sister species, closely related to ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Giant Petrel Giant Petrels Macronectes giganteus Southern Ocean University of Cape Town: OpenUCT Giganteus ENVELOPE(62.500,62.500,-67.567,-67.567) Southern Ocean |
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-212) This thesis investigates the phylogeography of four southern ocean petrel species in an attempt to resolve taxonomic uncertainties and phylogeography in these species. A large proportion of petrel and albatross species are listed as threatened under Red List criteria, in many cases as a result of threats at sea. Most albatrosses and petrels breed in discrete island colonies and exhibit strong natal philopatry. They may thus be expected to show population divergence, but published studies show that this is not always the case. Most studies to date have concentrated on northern hemisphere species, with mostly albatrosses studied within the southern oceans. White-chinned (Procel/aria aequinoctialis), Spectacled (P. conspicillata) and giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus and M. hal/I) are southern ocean species of Procellariiformes. All four species are threatened by accidental mortality in long line and other fisheries, as well as by introduced predators at their breeding colonies. In order to adequately conserve these species, species limits need to be resolved. Taxonomic uncertainties are an important issue in conservation because often only recognised species receive protection. In addition, islands of origin for birds killed at sea need to be identified. This thesis examines the species status of the Spectacled Petrel (Procel/aria conspicillata), which has been separated from the White-chinned Petrel (P. aequinoctialis) based on morphology and vocalisations, as well as examining the taxonomic status of the two forms of giant petrel, and their phylogeography. Cytochrome b was used to confirm the species rank of the Spectacled Petrel. The decision to support separate species status was based on the lack of shared haplotypes, six fixed mutational differences between the closest haplotypes of the White-chinned and Spectacled Petrel and a sequence divergence of 1.74%. Within Procel/aria, Whitechinned and Spectacled Petrels are sister species, closely related to ... |
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Phylogeny and phylogeography of four southern ocean petrels |
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Phylogeny and phylogeography of four southern ocean petrels |
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Phylogeny and phylogeography of four southern ocean petrels |
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Phylogeny and phylogeography of four southern ocean petrels |
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Phylogeny and phylogeography of four southern ocean petrels |
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phylogeny and phylogeography of four southern ocean petrels |
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Giant Petrel Giant Petrels Macronectes giganteus Southern Ocean |
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Giant Petrel Giant Petrels Macronectes giganteus Southern Ocean |
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