Inter-generic relationships of the crows, jays, magpies and allied groups (Aves: Corvidae) based on nucleotide sequence data

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 222-234

  Ericson, Per G P ^a   Jansén, Anna Lee ^a   Johansson, Ulf S ^b   Ekman, Jan ^c  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

AVES; CISSA; CORVIDAE; CYANOPICA; PERISOREUS; PYRRHOCORAX; TEMNURUS; UROCISSA;

EID: 19444364183     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2001.03409.x     Document Type: Article

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