Taxonomic status of populations of the Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae) in Taiwan and the southern Ryukyus

Zoological Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 168-179

  Yamasaki, Takeshi ^a  

^a YAMASHINA INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Morphometrics; Plumage color; Pycnonotus sinensis; Subspecies classification

Indexed keywords

PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PYCNONOTIDAE; PYCNONOTUS; PYCNONOTUS SINENSIS;

EID: 33747768699     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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