Phylogeny, biodiversity, and species limits of passerine birds in the sino-Himalayan region - A critical review

Ornithological Monographs

Volumn 70, Issue , 2011, Pages 64-94

  Martens, Jochen ^a   Thomas, Dieter ^b,c   Päckert, Martin ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustics; China; Himalayas; molecular genetics; Siberia; Sino Himalayan region; speciation

Indexed keywords

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 79953046782     PISSN: 00786594     EISSN: 19412282     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1525/om.2011.70.1.64     Document Type: Article

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