Species limits in the "Schistocichla" complex of Percnostola antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-70

  Isler, Morton L ^a   Isler, Phyllis R ^a   Whitney, Bret M ^b   Zimmer, Kevin J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; MORPHOLOGY; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES CONSERVATION; VOCALIZATION;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PERCNOSTOLA; SCHISTOCICHLA; THAMNOPHILIDAE;

EID: 33947505843     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/05-121.1     Document Type: Article

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