A phylogenetic analysis of the evolution of moult strategies in Western Palearctic Warblers (Aves: Sylviidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 263-276

  Svensson, Erik ^a   Hedenström, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biannual moult; Birds; Breeding; Character maintenance; Comparative study; Migration; Split moult

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MOLT; PHYLOGENETICS;

AVES; SYLVIIDAE;

EID: 0032997223     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1998.0302     Document Type: Article

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