Why the Hawaii Creeper is an Oreomystis: what phenotypic characters reveal about the phylogeny of Hawaiian honeycreepers
- Author:
- Pratt, H. Douglas
- Title:
- Why the Hawaii Creeper is an Oreomystis: what phenotypic characters reveal about the phylogeny of Hawaiian honeycreepers
- Periodical:
- Evolution, ecology, conservation, and management of Hawaiian birds : a vanishing avifauna
- Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 81-97
- Subject:
- Drepanididae Hawaii Creeper Hawaiian honeycreepers
- Summary:
- This study shows that the alpha taxonomy of the Hawaiian honeycreepers currently in use has a solid foundation in phenotypic characters. hypothesized relationships of the Hawaii Creeper with akepas based on mtDNA studies, or to anakihis based on osteology, are incompatible with hypotheses based on a wide range of other characters.
- Collection:
- Monographs