Clades within the 'higher land birds', evaluated by nuclear dna sequences

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 37-51

  Johansson, ^a,b,c   Parsons, ^a,b,c   Irestedt, ^a,b,c   Ericson, ^a,b,c  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

'higher land birds'; Apodiformes; Aves; C myc; Caprimulgiformes; Coliiformes; Coraciiformes; DNA sequences; Nuclear genes; Parsimony; Passeriformes; Phylogeny; Piciformes; RAG 1; Trogoniformes

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCE; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC RELATIONSHIP; MONOPHYLY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAPHYLY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY;

BIRD; CLADISTICS; DNA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0035057830     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0469.2001.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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