Biogeography on the early distribution of cuckoos (Aves: Cuculiformes)

Cuckoos are widely distributed, but are concentrated in the tropics, where they occupy a wide range of habitats. Both terrestrial and arboreal behaviors can be found in this group, but there is no consensus on as to whether these behaviors have arisen more than once. Moreover, the historical distrib...

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Main Authors: Sérgio R. Posso, Reginaldo J. Donatelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2012-06-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702012000300001