Parallel radiations in the primary clades of birds

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2558-2573

  Fain, Matthew G ^a   Houde, Peter ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Coronaves; Metaves; Neoaves; Parallelism; Systematics; fibrinogen

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLADISTICS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

AVES; EUTHERIA; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 9244239245     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00884.x     Document Type: Article

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