Molecular systematics of two enigmatic genera Psittacella and Pezoporus illuminate the ecological radiation of Australo-Papuan parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 675-684

  Joseph, Leo ^a   Toon, Alicia ^a,b   Schirtzinger, Erin E ^c   Wright, Timothy F ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Australo Papua; New Guinea; Parrots; Pezoporus; Platycercines; Psittacella; Systematics

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

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

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

AVES; NEOPHEMA; NEOPSEPHOTUS; PEZOPORUS; PLATYCERCUS; PSITTACELLA; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 79955483401     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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