Species limits in Antbirds (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae): an evaluation of Plumbeous Antvireo (Dysithamnus plumbeus) based on vocalizations

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1726, 2008, Pages 60-68

  Isler, Morton L ^a   Isler, Phyllis R ^a   Whitney, Bret M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysithamnus; Neotropics; Speciation; Systematics; Thamnophilidae; Vocalizations

Indexed keywords

AVES; DYSITHAMNUS; DYSITHAMNUS LEUCOSTICTUS; DYSITHAMNUS PLUMBEUS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; THAMNOPHILIDAE;

EID: 41149139500     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1726.1.5     Document Type: Article

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