Tempo and mode of hummingbird evolution

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-76

  Bleiweiss, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; DNA hybridization; Hermits; Miocene; Mutualism; Nonh ermits; Nonhermits; Radiation; Trochilidae

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AMERICA; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DISTANCE; HUMMINGBIRD; NORTH AMERICA;

AVIFAUNA; EVOLUTION;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 0031669145     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1998.0241     Document Type: Article

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