Phylogeny of Laniarius: Molecular data reveal L. liberatus synonymous with L. erlangeri and "plumage coloration" as unreliable morphological characters for defining species and species groups

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 396-407

  Nguembock, Billy ^a,b   Fjeldså, Jon ^c   Couloux, Arnaud ^d   Pasquet, Eric ^a,b  

^a Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

Author keywords

ATPase6; Bayesian inferences; BRM15 intron 15; Carotenoid; Eumelanin; Laniarius; Malaconotidae; Maximum likelihood; Morphological character; ND2; Phylogeny; Superspecies

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHLOROPHONEUS; LANIARIUS; LANIARIUS AETHIOPICUS; LANIARIUS ATROCOCCINEUS; LANIARIUS FUELLEBORNI; LANIARIUS FUNEBRIS; LANIARIUS LEUCORHYNCHUS; LANIARIUS LIBERATUS; LANIARIUS POENSIS;

EID: 47749120250     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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