Monophyletic groups within 'higher land birds' - Comparison of morphological and molecular data

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-248

  Mayr, G ^a   Manegold, A ^b   Johansson, U S ^c,d  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

c myc; Higher land birds; Morphology; Myoglobin intron II; Phylogeny; RAG 1

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AEGOTHELIDAE; APODIDAE; AVES; BUCCONIDAE; BUCEROTIDAE; FALCONIDAE; GALBULAE; GALBULIDAE; HEMIPROCNIDAE; INDICATORIDAE; PICI; PICIDAE; RAMPHASTIDAE; STRIGIFORMES; TROCHILIDAE; UPUPIDAE;

EID: 0344584301     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0469.2003.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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