Phylogeny and biogeography of the parrot genus Prioniturus (Aves: Psittaciformes)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-156

  Schweizer, Manuel ^a   Güntert, Marcel ^a   Hertwig, Stefan T ^a  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER BURGERGEMEINDE BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aves: Psittaciformes: Prioniturus; Biogeography; Colonization; Dispersal; Mitochondrial genes; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIRD; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; GENE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RECONSTRUCTION; TAXONOMY;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; MIMAROPA; PALAWAN [MIMAROPA]; PHILIPPINES; SULAWESI; SUNDA ISLES;

AVES; GABAZA; PRIONITURUS; PRIONITURUS DISCURUS; PRIONITURUS MONTANUS; PRIONITURUS WATERSTRADTI; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 84859440740     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2012.00654.x     Document Type: Article

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