Genetic and morphological data support placement of Myrmotherula gularis (Spix) in the monotypic genus Rhopias Cabanis and Heine (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 3451, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Belmonte Lopes, Ricardo ^a   Bravo, Gustavo A ^b   Bornschein, Marcos R ^a   Maurício, Giovanni N ^c,d   Pie, Marcio R ^a   Brumfield, Robb T ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Grupo Especial de Estudo e Protecao do Ambiente Aquatico do Rio Grande do Sul GEEPAA RS   (Brazil)

^d Campus Carreiros   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antwren; Atlantic Forest; Musculus vocalis ventralis; Phylogeny; Syrinx

Indexed keywords

AVES; HYPOEDALEUS; MACKENZIAENA; MYRMOTHERULA; MYRMOTHERULA GULARIS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; THAMNOPHILIDAE;

EID: 84866032171     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3451.1.1     Document Type: Article

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