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Plumage evolution in relation to light environment in a novel clade of Neotropical tanagers.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jan 2013
Shultz Allison J, Burns Kevin J
Abstract excerpt
Molecular phylogenetic analyses have greatly changed Neotropical avian systematics in the past couple of decades. These new phylogenies provide the necessary framework to study the ecology and natural history of species in the region in an evolutionary context. This study addresses the systematics of Poospiza, Compsospiza, Hemispingus, Thlypopsis, and eight monotypic genera, which form a strongly supported and...
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