Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5920760 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2011 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
► The woodpecker genera Piculus and Colaptes (flickers) are paraphyletic. ► Three species of Piculus are reclassified as flickers. ► Earlier misclassification was based on convergent evolution of plumage traits. ► South American woodpecker genera invaded across the Isthmus of Panama from North America.
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Mitochondrial DNA based phylogeny of the woodpecker genera Colaptes and Piculus, and implications for the history of woodpecker diversification in South America
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