Ecomorphological patterns related to migration in the genus sylvia: An osteological analysis

Ardeola

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-27

  Calmaestra, Ricardo G ^a   Moreno, Eulalia ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecomorphology; Migration, skeleton; Sylvia spp

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001827398     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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