i have no idea how to make a cldogram.How should I organize these bird species in a cladogram????

Blue Jay, Robin, Cardinal, Finch, Pelican. someone pleaseeeeeee help me????

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i have no idea how to make a cldogram.How should I organize these bird species in a cladogram????

Blue Jay, Robin, Cardinal, Finch, Pelican. someone pleaseeeeeee help me????

anonymous · Answer

@TheSmartOne ??

anonymous · Answer

@daisysmilecat ??

anonymous · Answer

@alurahenderson @Awolflover1 @AlexandervonHumboldt2 @@amistre64  ???

alurahenderson · Answer

As a more general observation, the birds you listed have a common ancestor: the early reptile, and all adapted from a similar species into their unique forms, based on habitat, diet, predators and soforth. For example, the Pelican has a wider beak/bill compared to some of the other birds because of its marine-based diet. Here's the evolutionary tree : http://evillusion.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/treeolif.jpg

alurahenderson · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Neoaves_Alternative_Cladogram.png < thats an example

anonymous · Answer

so what can i take from this example into my cladogram? @alurahenderson

alurahenderson · Answer

Oh I was just showing you a example of a Cladogram just in case you didn't know how to put it together! Im sorry if this example is bad!

anonymous · Answer

no its okay :( i was just hoping to see more of an accurate cladogram based on the species i have to put in @alurahenderson

alurahenderson · Answer

Im sorry :(

anonymous · Answer

its okay.. can you please explain to me more specifically how to do one or how you would do one on these 5 species? @alurahenderson

anonymous · Answer

@barreraA ??

alurahenderson · Answer

http://assets.openstudy.com/updates/attachments/4fe4fa81e4b06e92b8736e01-legoauto220-1340442656199-birds.png I found this and I hope it will help?

barreraa · Answer

i think it does does it @floridagal

alurahenderson · Answer

most of the birds on your list are passerine birds (perching birds), so they will be more closely related to each other than to a species that is not in Passeriformes, a big order within the class Aves (birds).

anonymous · Answer

yes thankyou so much! :) @alurahenderson yes it does :) @barreraA

alurahenderson · Answer

Okay great! You're welcome! :)

barreraa · Answer

yeah Np :) :) anytime

anonymous · Answer

Just remember that here are no "correct answers for a correct" cladogram =)