Resolving taxonomic uncertainty and historical biogeographic patterns in Muscicapa flycatchers and their allies

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 618-625

  Voelker, Gary ^a   Huntley, Jerry W ^a   Peñalba, Joshua V ^b   Bowie, Rauri C K ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Eurasia; Historical biogeography; Muscicapa; Muscicapidae; Systematics

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ASIA; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SONGBIRD; UNCERTAINTY;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ASIA; BAYES THEOREM; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; SONGBIRDS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84949035755     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.026     Document Type: Article

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