Phylogenetic relationships among Palearctic-Oriental starlings and mynas (genera Sturnus and Acridotheres: Sturnidae)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 469-481

  Zuccon, Dario ^a,b   Pasquet, Eric ^c   Ericson, Per G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDOTHERES; CREATOPHORA; FREGILUPUS; FREGILUPUS VARIUS; LEUCOPSAR; STURNIDAE; STURNUS;

EID: 49749147198     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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