Non-monophyly of the avian genus Seicercus (Aves: Sylviidae) revealed by mitochondrial DNA

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 501-510

  Olsson, Urban ^a   Alström, Per ^b   Sundberg, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PHYLLOSCOPUS; PHYLLOSCOPUS OCCIPITALIS; SEICERCUS; SEICERCUS AFFINIS; SEICERCUS BURKII; SEICERCUS POLIOGENYS; SEICERCUS XANTHOSCHISTOS; SYLVIIDAE;

EID: 8744228020     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-3256.2004.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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