Molecular phylogenetics of the Ramphastos toucans: Implications for the evolution of morphology, vocalizations, and coloration

Auk

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1191-1209

  Weckstein, Jason D ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Character reconstruction; Coloration; Phylogeny; Ramphastos; Toucans

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLOR; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PLUMAGE; VOCALIZATION;

RAMPHASTOS; RAMPHASTOS TUCANUS; RAMPHASTOS VITELLINUS; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 28744442021     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[1191:MPOTRT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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