The evolutionary history of cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 615-622

  White, Nicole E ^a   Phillips, Matthew J ^b   Gilbert, M Thomas P ^c   Alfaro Núñez, Alonzo ^c   Willerslev, Eske ^c   Mawson, Peter R ^d   Spencer, Peter B S ^a   Bunce, Michael ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avian evolution; Mitochondrial genome; Molecular dating; Parrot; Phenotypic plasticity; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COCKATOO; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PARROT; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; COCKATOOS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PARROTS; PHYLOGENY;

AVES; CACATUIDAE; CALLOCEPHALON FIMBRIATUM; EOLOPHUS ROSEICAPILLUS; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS; PROBOSCIGER ATERRIMUS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 79955474497     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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