PRF: Molecular and Morphological Evolution of the Finfoots  (Aves: Heliornithidae)
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The evolutionary relationships of the avian family Heliornithidae will          be determined by solution DNA hybridization and nucleotide sequence             comparisons.  Alternate hypotheses of heliornithid relationships are            predicted differentially by the assumptions of molecular versus                 morphological and paleontological studies of organismal relationships.          The assumptions include, but are not limited to, the correlation of             phylogeny and biogeography, the constancy of the rate of evolution of           DNA, and the irreversibility of morphological specializations.                  Resolution of finfoot relationships will test these assumptions                 indirectly, hence their general applicability to other groups.  This            study is feasible only because the DNA of some very rare species will           be cloned from long-dead museum specimens, demonstrating unforeseen             utility of museum collections.  Dr. Peter W. Houde will conduct this            postdoctoral fellowship research during a two-year tenure period at             Princeton University.
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