Phylogeny of the owlet-nightjars (Aves: Aegothelidae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequence

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 540-549

  Dumbacher, John P ^a,b   Pratt, Thane K ^c   Fleischer, Robert C ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aegothelidae; Biogeography; Maximum likelihood; Mitochondrial dna; Molecular systematics; Owlet nightjar; Phylogeny; Systematics

Indexed keywords

AEGOTHELES; AEGOTHELES ALBERTISI; AEGOTHELES BENNETTII; AEGOTHELES INSIGNIS; AEGOTHELES TATEI; AEGOTHELIDAE; AVES; CAPRIMULGIDAE;

EID: 0345149774     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00135-0     Document Type: Article

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