Phylogeny and phylogeography of critically endangered Gyps species based on nuclear and mitochondrial markers

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 419-430

  Arshad, Muhammad ^a   Gonzalez, Javier ^a   El Sayed, Abdel Aziz ^a   Osborne, Tim ^b   Wink, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Gyps species; Phylogeny; Phylogeography; RAG 1

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BIRD; CYTOCHROME; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; TAXONOMY;

GYPS; GYPS AFRICANUS; GYPS BENGALENSIS; GYPS COPROTHERES; GYPS FULVUS; GYPS INDICUS; GYPS RUEPPELLII; GYPS TENUIROSTRIS;

EID: 62549137834     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0359-x     Document Type: Article

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