DNA evidence shows vocalizations to be a better indicator of taxonomic limits than plumage patterns in Zimmerius tyrant-flycatchers

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 150-156

  Rheindt, Frank E ^a,b   Norman, Janette A ^a,b   Christidis, Les ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Andes; Call note; Cryptic species; Guianan highlands; Phylogenetics; Tyrannidae

Indexed keywords

DNA; FIBRINOGEN; METHIONINE TRANSFER RNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; PANAMA; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SOUTH AMERICA; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FIBRINOGEN; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; PANAMA; RNA, TRANSFER, MET; SONGBIRDS; SOUTH AMERICA; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ACER; AVES; TYRANNIDAE; ZIMMERIUS; ZIMMERIUS CHRYSOPS; ZIMMERIUS VIRIDIFLAVUS;

EID: 44949100159     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.04.016     Document Type: Article

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