Systematics and Cophylogenetics of Toucans and Their Associated Chewing Lice

Historically, comparisons of host and parasite phylogenies have concentrated on cospeciation. However, many of these comparisons have demonstrated that the phylogenies of hosts and parasites are seldom completely congruent, suggesting that phenomena other than cospeciation play an important role in...

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Main Author: Weckstein, Jason David
Other Authors: Mark S. Hafner
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2003
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0925103-125746/