The phylogenetic affinities of the parrot taxa Agapornis, Loriculus and Melopsittacus (Aves: Psittaciformes): hypotarsal morphology supports the results of molecular analyses

Emu

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-27

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLADISTICS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

AGAPORNIS; AVES; LORICULUS; LORIIDAE; MELOPSITTACUS; MICROPSITTA; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 40749143567     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU07059     Document Type: Article

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