Diversification of African greenbuls in space and time: Linking ecological and historical processes

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPLL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Fjeldså, Jon ^a   Johansson, Ulf S ^b   Lokugalappatti, Sampath L G ^b   Bowie, Rauri C K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Biogeography; Pycnonotidae; Speciation; World map

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYLOGENY; PLEISTOCENE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA;

AVES; PYCNONOTIDAE;

EID: 36949037972     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0179-4     Document Type: Review

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