title: Cophylogeny of quill mites from the genus Syringophilopsis (Acari: Syringophilidae) and their North American passerine hosts.
abstract: Species of Syringophilopsis quill mites are found in the flight feathers of passerine birds. A phylogeny of species from this genus infecting North American passerines was inferred from the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene and the nuclear 28S ribosomal RNA gene. Based on the large genetic distance among lineages, the genus appears to be composed of several cryptic species. A reconciliation analysis of these mites and their avian hosts indicates a limited, but significant, degree of cophylogeny. However, strict cospeciation is not found to be occurring in this system.
authors: Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94132.
authors: Sarah A
authors: SA
authors: Hendricks
authors: Maureen E
authors: ME
authors: Flannery
authors: Greg S
authors: GS
authors: Spicer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D005241:Feathers / Q000469:parasitology*; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology; D009656:North America; D046109:Passeriformes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV