Morphology-based phylogenetic analysis and classification of the family Rhinocryptidae (Aves: Passeriformes)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 377-432

  Maurício, Giovanni Nachtigall ^a,b   Areta, Juan Ignacio ^c   Bornschein, Marcos Ricardo ^d   Reis, Roberto E ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas de Diamante   (Argentina)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Osteology; Phylogenetic classification; Syringeal anatomy

Indexed keywords

ACROPTERNIS; AVES; EUGRALLA; LIOSCELES; MERULAXIS; MYORNIS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PSILORHAMPHUS; PTEROPTOCHOS; RHINOCRYPTA; RHINOCRYPTIDAE; SCELORCHILUS; SCYTALOPUS; TELEDROMAS;

EID: 84866896572     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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