Historical diversification of birds in Northwestern South America: A molecular perspective on the role of vicariant events

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1607-1624

  Brumfield, Robb T ^a,b,c   Capparella, A P ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; area of endemism; Aves; Choco; historical biogeography; Pleistocene refugia; protein electrophoresis; systematics; vicariance

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDEMISM; HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE REFUGIA; SYSTEMATICS; VICARIANCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029660851     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03933.x     Document Type: Article

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