Phylogeny and classification of the Old World Emberizini (Aves, Passeriformes)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 960-973

  Alström, Per ^a,b   Olsson, Urban ^c   Lei, Fumin ^d   Wang, Hai tao ^d,e   Gao, Wei ^e   Sundberg, Per ^c  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^e NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardinalini; Emberiza; Emberizinae; Emberizini; Icterini; Introgression; Latoucheornis; Melophus; Miliaria; Parulini; Plumage evolution; Thraupini

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CYTOCHROMES B; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AVES; CALCARIUS; CARDINALINI; EMBERIZA; EMBERIZINAE; EMBERIZINI; ICTERINI; JUNCO HYEMALIS; LATOUCHEORNIS; MELOPHUS; MILIARIA (BIRD); PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PLECTROPHENAX; THRAUPINI;

EID: 44149114953     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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