Acrocephalus
Well-known member
Yang R., Wu X., Yan P., Su X. & Yang B. (2010). Complete mitochondrial genome of Otis tarda (Gruiformes: Otididae) and phylogeny of Gruiformes inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Biology Reports (DOI : 10.1007/s11033-009-9878-7). abstract
It did not say in the abstract, but I guess they sampled (actual field samples or gene banks) only or mainly the eastern subspecies for the Great Bustard, someone with access to full text could check.
these 2 older studies:
Broders O., Osborne T. & Wink M. (2003). A mtDNA phylogeny of bustards (family Otididae) based on nucleotide sequences of the cytochrome b-gene. J. Ornithol. 144: 176-185. full text
Pitra C., Lieckfeldt D. & Alonso J.C. (2000). Population subdivision in Europe´s great bustard inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence variation. Molecular Ecology 9: 1165-1170. full text
Mohamed
It did not say in the abstract, but I guess they sampled (actual field samples or gene banks) only or mainly the eastern subspecies for the Great Bustard, someone with access to full text could check.
these 2 older studies:
Broders O., Osborne T. & Wink M. (2003). A mtDNA phylogeny of bustards (family Otididae) based on nucleotide sequences of the cytochrome b-gene. J. Ornithol. 144: 176-185. full text
Pitra C., Lieckfeldt D. & Alonso J.C. (2000). Population subdivision in Europe´s great bustard inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence variation. Molecular Ecology 9: 1165-1170. full text
Mohamed