Independent evolution of migration on the South American landscape in a long-distance temperate-tropical migratory bird, Swainson's flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni)

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 925-937

  Joseph, Leo ^a   Wilke, Thomas ^a,b   Alpers, Deryn ^a,c  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Evolution; Migration; Myiarchus swainsoni; Phylogeography; Systematics; Temperate tropical migration; Tyrannidae

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTION; MIGRATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; MYIARCHUS; MYIARCHUS SWAINSONI; TYRANNIDAE;

EID: 0038381635     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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