Figure 1

a) A Maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree constructed using microsatellite data of Indian birds. Contml program of Phylip package was used to construct a ML tree. The birds segregate according to the groups as domestic (red hexagonal), RJF (pink square) clades with GJF as an outgroup (grey triangle). Scale indicates the allele frequency. b) A neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree constructed based on genetic distance using microsatellite data of Indian birds. Genetic distance was calculated with GenAlEx program and the distance matrix was used to construct NJ tree in MEGA with K2P parameter. The distinct clades of G. g. murghi and G. g. domesticus is evident with G. sonneratii forming the outgroup. Scale indicates the genetic difference.