Phylogeny, biogeography and taxonomy of the African wattle-eyes (Aves: Passeriformes: Platysteiridae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-149

  Njabo, Kevin Y ^a   Bowie, Rauri C K ^b   Sorenson, Michael D ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopatric speciation; Avian phylogeny; BEAST; Dyaphorophyia; Platysteira

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MYOGLOBIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INTRON; PHYLOGENY; SONGBIRD;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FIBRINOGEN; INTRONS; MYOGLOBIN; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AVES; DYAPHOROPHYIA; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PLATYSTEIRA; PLATYSTEIRA LATICINCTA; PLATYSTEIRA PELTATA; PLATYSTEIRIDAE;

EID: 44949176047     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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