Use of parsimony analysis to identify areas of endemism of chinese birds: Implications for conservation and biogeography

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2097-2108

  Huang, Xiao Lei ^a   Qiao, Ge Xia ^a   Lei, Fu Min ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Areas of endemism; Bird; China; Endemicity; Parsimony analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; CHINA; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; FAUNA; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); NONHUMAN; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AVES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; CHINA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953367719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11052097     Document Type: Article

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