Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Neotropical toucanets in the genus Aulacorhynchus (Aves, Ramphastidae)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-349

  Bonaccorso, Elisa ^a,b   Guayasamin, Juan M ^a   Peterson, A Townsend ^c   Navarro Sigüenza, Adolfo G ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA INDOAMÉRICA   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AULACORHYNCHUS; AULACORHYNCHUS COERULEICINCTIS; AULACORHYNCHUS DERBIANUS; AULACORHYNCHUS HAEMATOPYGUS; AULACORHYNCHUS HUALLAGAE; AULACORHYNCHUS PRASINUS; AULACORHYNCHUS SULCATUS; AVES; RAMPHASTIDAE;

EID: 79959244921     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00475.x     Document Type: Article

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