Relationships among the Australo-Papuan Parrots, Lorikeets, and Cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes): Protein Evidence

Christidis, Les; Schodde, Richard; Shaw, D. D.; Maynes, S. F.

doi:10.2307/1368946

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“…The karyotypic organization of cockatoos is also different from that other parrot groups (Christidis et al, 1991b). The monophyly of cockatoos has also been supported by isozyme (Adams et al, 1984), chromosomal (Van Dongen and De Boer, 1984), and protein data (Christidis et al, 1991a).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The monophyly of Loriinae has been suggested biochemically (Christidis et al, 1991a) and morphologically (Smith, 1975); a brush-tipped tongue (adaptive for extracting nectar) is synapomorphic for the group (Forshaw, 1989). Within Loriinae, the genus Charmosyna is characterized by sexual dimorphism and is morphologically distinct from the genera Trichoglossus, Eos, Pseudeos, Chalcopsitta and Lorius, whose phylogenetic relationships were previously unclear (Smith, 1975).…”

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Phylogenetic Relationships Within Parrots (Psittacidae) Inferred from Mitochondrial Cytochrome-bGene Sequences

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Blood and tissue samples of 40 individuals including 27 parrot species (15 genera; 3 subfamilies) were collected in Indonesia. Their phylogenetic relationships were inferred from 907 bp of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene, using the maximum-parsimony method, the maximum-likelihood method and the neighbor-joining method with Kimura two-parameter distance. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that (1) cockatoos (subfamily Cacatuinae) form a monophyletic sister group to other parrot groups; (2) within the genus Cacatua , C. goffini and C. sanguinea form a sister group to a clade containing other congeners; (3) subfamily Psittacinae emerged as paraphyletic, consisting of three clades, with a clade of Psittaculirostris grouping with subfamily Loriinae rather than with other Psittacinae; (4) lories and lorikeets (subfamily Loriinae) emerged as monophyletic, with Charmosyna placentis a basal sister group to other Loriinae, which comprised the subclades Lorius ; Trichoglossus + Eos ; and Chalcopsitta + Pseudeos .

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Phylogenetic Relationships Within Parrots (Psittacidae) Inferred from Mitochondrial Cytochrome-bGene Sequences

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“…Social play appears to be widely distributed among the Psittacidae, occurring in at least some form even in species as ecologically and taxonomically distant as budgerigars and hyacinthine macaws. In addition, many of the characteristic action patterns of Nestor social play, including rolling over, hopping, bill fencing, and wing flapping, are displayed in similar forms and contexts across some species in both the Australasian and the South American radiations (Smith, 1975;Sibley and Ahlquist, 1990;Christidis et al, 1991). It is possible that social play behaviors may be phylogenetically primitive in the Psittacidae, and that parrot species that have not been recorded as showing social play either may have lost the behavior secondarily or may not yet have been observed under appropriate environmental or developmental circumstances.…”

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A Comparative Analysis of Social Play in Birds

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2003

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SummaryAlthough social play is broadly distributed among mammals, it is infrequently encountered in other vertebrate taxa. It is, however, displayed in a fully realized and complex form in several groups of birds. Unambiguous accounts of social play have been recorded from thirteen species of parrots, seven species of corvids, and several hornbills and Eurasian babblers. We conducted an analysis of the avian play literature, testing for differences between avian taxa, as well as for correlations between play complexity, brain size, and age of first reproduction. Corvids were far more likely to show social object play than parrots. Corvids, parrots, and hornbills had larger relative brain sizes than would be predicted from a class-level allometric regression, but brain size was not associated with the complexity of social play among genera within taxa. Play complexity within parrots and corvids was, however, significantly associated with the age of first reproduction. The likelihood of complex social play appears to increase when delayed reproduction is accompanied by persisting relationships between adults and post-fledging juveniles. The adaptive significance of social play in birds thus offers intriguing parallels to similar analyses in mammals.

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“…A,qupor.nis is not readily linked to other genera on the basis of its proteins (CHRISTIDIS et al 1991). Its karyotype is also so distinct as to obscure any clues to possible relationships.…”

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Chromosomal evolution in parrots, lorikeets and cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes)

2008

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The karyotypes of 9 species of parrot (Psittacidae), lorikeet (Loriidae) and cockatoo (Cacatuidae) are presented togemer with C-band data on 5 of the species. AU cockatoos possess a similar karyotype, which is very distinct from those observed in lorikeets and parrots. Even though many species are kept in captivity, few have been karyotyped. Those that have are 13 species from central and South America, 5 from the Afro-Asian region and 9 from Australasia, comprising three parrots and six cockatoos (summarized in VAN DONCEN and DE BOER 1984; SCHMUTZ and PRUS 1987). Despite the few species studied, the available data indicate considerable karyotypic variability within the order. To add to the karyotypic information for the order we describe here the karyotypes of three cockatoos, three parrots and two lorikeets from Australasia, together with that of one African parrot. C-banded karyotypes are also presented for five of these species. The patterns of chromosomal evolution in the Psittaciformes are summarized and discussed.

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Relationships among the Australo-Papuan Parrots, Lorikeets, and Cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes): Protein Evidence

Cited by 64 publications

References 17 publications

Phylogenetic Relationships Within Parrots (Psittacidae) Inferred from Mitochondrial Cytochrome-bGene Sequences

Phylogenetic Relationships Within Parrots (Psittacidae) Inferred from Mitochondrial Cytochrome-bGene Sequences

A Comparative Analysis of Social Play in Birds

Chromosomal evolution in parrots, lorikeets and cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes)

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