Distinct taxonomic position of the Madagascar stonechat (Saxicola torquatus sibilla) revealed by nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial DNA

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 423-430

  Woog, Friederike ^a   Wink, Michael ^b   Rastegar Pouyani, Eskandar ^b   Gonzalez, Javier ^b   Helm, Barbara ^c  

^a STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial DNA; Morphometrics; Phylogeny; Saxicola; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENY; PLUMAGE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; TAXONOMY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; SAXICOLA; SAXICOLA TECTES;

EID: 45449093381     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0290-1     Document Type: Article

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