A complete species-level molecular phylogeny for the "Eurasian" starlings (Sturnidae: Sturnus, Acridotheres, and allies): Recent diversification in a highly social and dispersive avian group

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 251-260

  Lovette, Irby J ^a   McCleery, Brynn V ^a   Talaba, Amanda L ^a   Rubenstein, Dustin R ^a,b,c  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Phylogeny; Starling; Sturnidae; Sturnus vulgaris; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; INTRON; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STARLING;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; INTRONS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARLINGS;

ACRIDOTHERES; ACRIDOTHERES TRISTIS; AVES; CREATOPHORA; HEXAPODA; LEUCOPSAR; LEUCOPSAR ROTHSCHILDI; STURNIDAE; STURNUS; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 41049092485     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.020     Document Type: Article

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