Molecular support for a sister group relationship between Pici and Galbulae (Piciformes sensu Wetmore 1960)

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-197

  Johansson, Ulf S ^a,b   Ericson, Per G P ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLADISTICS; DNA; GENE; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ALCEDINIDAE; APOIDEA; AVES; CORACII; CORACIIFORMES; GALBULAE; MEROPIDAE; MOMOTIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; PICI; PICIDAE; PICIFORMES; TODIDAE;

EID: 0037772245     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03103.x     Document Type: Article

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