Phylogeny and character evolution in the Empidonax group of tyrant flycatchers (Aves: Tyrannidae): A test of W. E. Lanyon's hypothesis using mtDNA sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 289-302

  Cicero, Carla ^a   Johnson, Ned K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Character evolution; Empidonax group; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

APHANOTRICCUS; AVES; CNEMOTRICCUS; CONTOPUS; EMPIDONAX; LATHROTRICCUS; MITREPHANES; SAYORNIS; TYRANNIDAE; XENOTRICCUS;

EID: 0036368312     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1054     Document Type: Article

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