| comprehensive molecular phylogeny of barn owls and relatives (family: tytonidae), and their six major pleistocene radiations. | the owl family tytonidae comprises two genera: phodilus, limited to the forests of central africa and south-east asia, and the ubiquitous tyto. the genus tyto is majorly represented by the cosmopolitan common barn owl group, with more than 30 subspecies worldwide. discrete differences in body size and plumage colouration have led to the classification of this family into many species and subspecies, but the taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationships between taxa remain unclear, and in some ... | 2018 | 29535030 |