Circumscription of a monophyletic family for the tapaculos (Aves: Rhinocryptidae): Psiloramphus in and Melanopareia out

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 337-345

  Ericson, Per G P ^a   Olson, Storrs L ^b   Irestedt, Martin ^a   Alvarenga, Herculano ^c   Fjeldså, Jon ^d  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c Museu de História Natural de Taubaté   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Melanopareia; Molecular systematics; Psiloramphus; Rhinocryptidae; South America; Tapaculos; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PASSERINE; TAXONOMY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; MELANOPAREIA; RHINOCRYPTIDAE;

EID: 77951878059     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0460-9     Document Type: Article

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