Taxonomy and phylogeny of reed warblers (genus Acrocephalus) based on mtDNA sequences and morphology

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 469-496

  Leisler, Bernd ^a   Heidrich, Petra ^b   Schulze Hagen, Karl ^c   Wink, Michael ^b  

^a Max Planck Inst F V   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALUS; ACROCEPHALUS GRISELDIS; HIPPOLAIS ICTERINA; HIPPOLAIS PALLIDA; PALUDICOLA; PHRAGMITES; SYLVIIDAE;

EID: 0001767355     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01651381     Document Type: Article

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