Species taxonomy of birds: Which null hypothesis?

Auk

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 150-161

  Gill, Frank B ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hybridization; null hypothesis; polytypic species; reproductive isolation; species taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BIRD; HYBRIDIZATION; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AVES;

EID: 84902533171     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/AUK-13-206.1     Document Type: Review

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