Evolution, biogeography, and patterns of diversification in passerine birds

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-15

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

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DNA; EVOLUTION; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENETICS;

AVES; CORVIDA; PASSERI; PASSERIDA; PASSERIFORMES; TYRANNI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038696054     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03121.x     Document Type: Review

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