Evidence for a phylogenetic position of button quails (Turnicidae: Aves) among the Gruiformes

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 39-51

  Rotthowe, K ^a   Starck, J M ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian systematics; Comparative morphology; Gruiformes; Phylogeny; Rallidae

Indexed keywords

ARAMIDAE; AVES; CHARADRIIFORMES; COLUMBIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; GRUIDAE; GRUIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE; PSOPHIIDAE; RALLIDAE; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TURNICIDAE; TURNICIFORMES; TURNIX;

EID: 0003051214     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1998.tb00776.x     Document Type: Article

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