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Topic: Charadriinae

	POSSIBLE FUNCTIONS OF HEAD AND BREAST MARKINGS IN CHARADRIINAE
		It is proposed that the primitive Charadrius stock had breast bands and nested on shingle and that as this genus radiated the markings took on social signal functions and were modified by new selective pressures in new habitats.
		Bock (1958) tentatively speculated that in Charadriinae the breast bands and head markings act as disruptive marks, especially for the nesting bird, and some of the markings also reinforce aggressive and courtship displays.
		I have examined the literature concerning the Charadriinae in search of correlations that might provide suggestions on the relative importance of these possible functions in the subfamily as a whole, since many members of this group have complicated head and breast patterns and many have fl lore lines.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Wilson/v085n01/p0060-p0070.html (4341 words)

	Plover: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Plover
		Plovers are a widely distributed family of wading birds with 64-66 species.
		The family Charadriidae is sometimes further divided to give the subfamily Charadriinae (plovers and lapwings).
		The plovers are found throughout the world, and are characterised by relatively short bills.
	www.encyclopedian.com /pl/Plover.html (160 words)

	Gallileus - Biomedcentral Open Access Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The gulls and allies clade is most consistent with DNA-DNA hybridisation [16], indicating that Larini are sister to Sternini and that Rynchopini are sister to this group.
		Morphological, molecular, and DNA-DNA hybridisation all place Charadriinae as sister to Haematopodini and Recurvirostrini; our supertree is consistent with these relationships.
		However, it is not clear whether Burhinidae and Chionidae are sister to each other [20-22] or whether Chionidae are sister to a Charadriinae, Haematopodini, Recurvirostrini, and Burhinidae clade [16].
	www.gallileus.info /search/bmc_detail?id=1471-2148-4-28 (7683 words)

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