A phylogenetic analysis of laughingthrushes (Timaliidae: Garrulax) and allies based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-22

  Luo, Xu ^a,b   Qu, Yan Hua ^a   Han, Lian Xian ^c   Li, Shou Hsien ^d   Lei, Fu Min ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GARRULAX; TIMALIIDAE;

EID: 57649219407     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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