Species limits in Pteruthius (Aves: Corvida) shrike-babblers: A comparison between the biological and phylogenetic species concepts

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2301, 2009, Pages 29-54

  Rheindt, Frank E ^a,b   Eaton, James A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Birdtour Asia Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multi disciplinary approach; Pteruthius; Species concepts; Species delimitation; Taxonomic inflation

Indexed keywords

AVES; CORVIDA; PTERUTHIUS; TIMALIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 72449204268     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2301.1.2     Document Type: Article

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