Chromosomal evidences of adaptive convergence in the tail morphology of neotropical psittacidae (Aves, Psittaciformes)

Cytologia

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 329-332

  Francisco, M R ^a   De Oliveira Lunardi, V ^a   Galetti P M , Jr ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Avian karyotype; Chromosome; Cytotaxonomy; Pionites leucogaster; Pionopsitta pileata; Psittaciformes

Indexed keywords

DNA HYBRIDIZATION; EVOLUTION; KARYOTYPE; MONOPHYLY; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; MORPHOLOGY; PSITTACIDAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAIL; UNITED STATES;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; LEUCOGASTER; PIONITES LEUCOGASTER; PIONOPSITTA PILEATA; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 0034765420     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.66.329     Document Type: Article

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