Systematics of the olive thrush Turdus olivaceus species complex with reference to the taxonomic status of the endangered Taita thrush T. helleri

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 391-404

  Bowie, Rauri C K ^a,b   Voelker, Gary ^c   Fjeldså, Jon ^d   Lens, Luc ^e,f   Hackett, Shannon J ^g   Crowe, Timothy M ^h  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^g FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALAWI; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZIMBABWE;

AVES; TURDUS OLIVACEUS;

EID: 26244441713     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2005.03459.x     Document Type: Article

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