Molecular systematics of the red-bellied and golden-fronted woodpeckers

Condor

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 442-452

  García Trejo, Erick A ^a   de los Monteros, Alejandro Espinosa ^b   Arizmendi, Ma del Coro ^c   Navarro Sigüenza, Adolfo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Golden fronted Woodpecker; Melanerpes aurifrons; Melanerpes carolinus; Middle America; Molecular phylogeny; Red bellied Woodpecker; Speciation

Indexed keywords

MELANERPES; MELANERPES AURIFRONS; MELANERPES CAROLINUS; MELANERPES SUPERCILIARIS;

EID: 70349545601     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.080017     Document Type: Article

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