Taxonomic revision of Myrmeciza (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) into 12 genera based on phylogenetic, morphological, behavioral, and ecological data

Zootaxa

Volumn 3717, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 469-497

  Isler, Morton L ^a   Bravo, Gustavo A ^b   Brumfield, Robb T ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antbirds; Myrmeciza; Phylogeny; Systematics; Thamnophilidae

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84885114992     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3     Document Type: Review

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