Overestimation of vocal characters in Suboscine taxonomy (Aves: Passeriformes: Tyranni): Causes and implications

Lundiana

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-42

  Raposo, Marcos A ^a   Höfling, Elizabeth ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birds; Oscines; Passeriformes; Suboscines; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

TAXONOMY;

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; TYRANNI;

EID: 0442281480     PISSN: 16766180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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