Phylogenetic relationships of african sunbird-like warblers: Moho (hypergerus atriceps), green hylia (hylia prasina) and tit-hylia (pholidornis rushiae)

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Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 8-17

  Sefc, Kristina M ^a   Payne, Robert B ^b,c   Sorenson, Michael D ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Museum of Zoology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CISTICOLIDAE; EMINIA; ESTRILDIDAE; FRINGILLIDAE; GALLIFORMES; HYLIA; HYLIA PRASINA; HYPERGERUS; HYPERGERUS ATRICEPS; MELIPHAGIDAE; MOHO; NECTARINIIDAE; PASSERI; PASSEROIDEA; PHOLIDORNIS; PHOLIDORNIS RUSHIAE; SYLVIIDAE;

EID: 0043152125     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520309485365     Document Type: Article

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