Genetic analysis of the australian whipbirds and wedgebills illuminates the evolution of their plumage and vocal diversity

Emu

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 359-366

  Toon, Alicia ^a   Joseph, Leo ^b   Burbidge, Allan H ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Department of Environment and Conservation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; BIRD; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; PLUMAGE; SONG; TOPOLOGY; VOCALIZATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84889782423     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU13005     Document Type: Article

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