Probing evolutionary patterns in neotropical birds through DNA barcodes.

BACKGROUND: The Neotropical avifauna is more diverse than that of any other biogeographic region, but our understanding of patterns of regional divergence is limited. Critical examination of this issue is currently constrained by the limited genetic information available. This study begins to addres...

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Main Authors: Kevin C R Kerr, Darío A Lijtmaer, Ana S Barreira, Paul D N Hebert, Pablo L Tubaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2632745?pdf=render