The Phylogenetic Study of the White-Bellied Sea Eagle [Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)] Based on DNA Barcoding Cytochrome-c Oxidase Subunit I (COI)
<p class="Els-Abstract-text">Even though not yet considered as endangered, White-bellied Sea Eagle’s global population is decreasing due to illegal hunting, bird trading, and deforestation. So far, there hasn’t been any report regarding the phylogenetic study of the White-bellied Sea Eagle inhabiting the coastal regions of Java. Moreover, there hasn’t been any report on the genetic data, especially COI gene, of the White-bellied Sea Eagle living in coastal area of Java. Thus, in this research, two individuals of <em>Heliaeetus leucogaster</em><em> </em>(<a title="Johann Friedrich Gmelin" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Gmelin">Gmelin</a>, 1788); <em> </em>are compared based on its COI gene sequence to the member of genus <em>Haliaeetu</em>s to determine their position in the phylogenetic tree of genus Haliaeetus. COI gene amplification is performed using <em>Forward</em> primer BirdF1 5’- TTC TCC AAC CAC AAA GAC ATT GGC AC-3’ and <em>Reverse </em>primer BirdR2 5’ ACT ACA TGT GAG ATG ATT CCG AAT-3’. The phylogenetic analysis using MEGA6 with <em>Maximum Likelihood </em>method shows that <em>Haliaeetus leucogaster</em> in this study is related to <em>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</em> (Linnaeus, 1766), <em>Haliaeetus pelagicus</em> (Pallas, 1811), and <em>Haliaeetus albicilla</em> (Linnaeus, 1758).</p><p> </p><div><p class="Els-keywords"><strong>Keywords:</strong> phylogenetic study; <em>Heliaeetus leucogaster</em><em> </em>(<a title="Johann Friedrich Gmelin" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Gmelin">Gmelin</a>, 1788); DNA barcoding, <em>C</em><em>ytochrome-c </em><em>O</em><em>xidase </em><em>S</em><em>ubunit</em> I (COI).</p></div>