Molecular phylogenetic relationship of snow finch complex (genera Montifringilla, Pyrgilauda, and Onychostruthus) from the Tibetan plateau

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 218-226

  Qu, Yanhua ^a   Ericson, Per G P ^b   Lei, Fumin ^a   Gebauer, Axel ^c   Kaiser, Martin ^d   Helbig, Andreas J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c Naturschutz Tierpark Goerlitz ^*  (Germany)

^d Tierpark Berlin Friedrichsfelde   (Germany)

Author keywords

Molecular phylogenetic relationship; Snow finch complex; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MYOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; FINCH; GENETICS; INTRON; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FINCHES; INTRONS; MYOGLOBIN; PHYLOGENY; TIBET;

FRINGILLIDAE; MONTIFRINGILLA; MYA; PYRGILAUDA;

EID: 33745261620     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02.020     Document Type: Article

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