The skeletal evidence for a sister-group relationship of anseriform and galliform birds - A critical evaluation

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-202

  Ericson, G P ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0030467278     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677222     Document Type: Article

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