Metaves, Mirandornithes, Strisores and other novelties - a critical review of the higher-level phylogeny of neornithine birds

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-76

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aequornithes; Aves; Molecular systematics; Morphology; Phylogenetic congruence; Picocoraciae

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; WATERFOWL;

AVES; CORACIIFORMES; LEPTOSOMIDAE; PICIFORMES;

EID: 78650953471     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2010.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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