Morphology and evolution of two takahe: Flightless rails of New Zealand

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-237

  Trewick, S A ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRIO HOCHSTETTERI; PORPHYRIO MANTELLI;

ENDEMIC BIRD; FLIGHTLESS RAIL; FOSSIL; QUATERNARY; TAKAHE; TAXONOMY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0029669153     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05391.x     Document Type: Article

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