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	Mesites and Roatelos: Mesitornithidae - Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, White-breasted Mesite (mesitornis Variegata): ...
		Species associated with humans, such as dogs and rats, also negatively affect some populations.
		Mesites and Roatelos: Mesitornithidae - Behavior And Reproduction
		Mesites and Roatelos: Mesitornithidae - White-breasted Mesite (mesitornis Variegata): Species Account
	animals.jrank.org /pages/594/Mesites-Roatelos-Mesitornithidae.html (453 words)

	Neoavian phylogeny papers
		The Madagascan Mesitornithidae (mesites or roatelos) are an enigmatic and poorly known group of small terrestrial birds.
		In this study their phylogenetic relationships are analyzed using a data set of 91 morphological characters and 29 extant avian taxa.
		Monophyly of the taxon (Mesitornithidae + Cuculidae) is also supported by a preliminary analysis of DNA sequences of two nuclear, protein-coding genes, RAG-1 and myoglobin intron II.
	dml.cmnh.org /2005Jan/msg00140.html (556 words)

	MavicaNET - Mesites (Mesitornithidae)
		Catalogo / Natura / Vita / Animali / Uccelli (Aves) / Gruiformes / Mesites (Mesitornithidae)
		Catalogo / Natura / Vita / Animali / Uccelli (Aves) / Gruiformes / Cranes, Rails (Gruiformes): Taxonomy / Mesites (Mesitornithidae)
		The Mesites are a special family of three distinctive species found only in Madagascar.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/ita/22461.html (116 words)

	Gruiformes - EvoWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Since the monophyly or polyphyly (realtedness or unrelatedness) of this "order" is not agreed upon by the professional community, it seems best to allow the advocates of the respective hypotheses to elaborate their own narratives to stand side by side for the consideration and comparison of the public community at large.
		Gruiformes is a diverse order constituting a morphologically disparate though genetically homogenous (relatively speaking) assemblage of paludicoline, aquatic and terrestrial birds, including the families Eurypgidae (subitterns), Otididae (bustards), Gruidae (cranes), the monotypic Aramidae (the limpkin), Heliornithidae (sun-grebes), Psophiidae (trumpeters), Cariamidae (seriemas), Rhynochetidae (the kagu), Rallidae (rails and allies), and the enigmatic Mesitornithidae (mesites, monias, roatelos).
		Sibley and Ahlquist (1990) argued that the basal divergence amongst gruiform birds was between suborders Grui, bracketing cranes and allies, and Ralli, including the diverse Rallidae and the Mesitornithidae.
	www.evowiki.org /index.php/Gruiformes (1540 words)

	Articles - Gruiformes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A placement of the Otidae, Eurypygidae, Rhynochetidae, Cariamidae, Mesitornithidae and Turnicidae within the Gruiformes is not supported by the available evidence.
		The Eurypygidae and Rhynochetidae are similar and are probably represent Ardeiformes and are therefore associated with certain birds that are traditionally interpreted as "Cinoniiformes".
		The Mesitornithidae and Cariamidae are probably Cuculiformes but the Otididae does not seem to be close to other extant birds and the placement of the Turnicidae is not agreed.
	www.bird-center.net /articles/Gruiformes (300 words)

	Re: Panstems
		Under the current popular phylogenies, this wouldn't really be a problem - whichever the most basal branch of Aves is, most researchers would currently hold it to include one of these three.
		But among other taxa that have been suggested in the past to be the most divergent living birds are Mesitornithidae, _Opisthocomus_ and _Todus_ (!).
		Conceivably, we could get a situation where these are not Aves.
	dml.cmnh.org /2004Sep/msg00189.html (179 words)

	Definition of mesitornithidae - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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	www.merriamwebster.com /dictionary/mesitornithidae (38 words)

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