Out of Africa? Phylogenetic relationships between Falco biarmicus and the other hierofalcons (Aves: Falconidae)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 321-331

  Nittinger, F ^a   Haring, E ^a   Pinsker, W ^a   Wink, M ^b   Gamauf, A ^a  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Falco biarmicus; Genetic analysis; Hierofalcons; Molecular phylogeny; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RAPTOR;

AVES; FALCO BIARMICUS; FALCO CHERRUG; FALCO JUGGER; FALCO MEXICANUS; FALCO PEREGRINUS; FALCO RUSTICOLUS; FALCONIDAE;

EID: 28444474147     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2005.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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