Sympatric flightless rails Gallirallus dieffenbachii and G. modestus on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand; morphometrics and alternative evolutionary scenarios

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 451-464

  Trewick, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Capelhrallus; Chatham Islands; Flightless rails; Gallirallus; Morphometrics; Rallidae; Speciation; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; EXTINCT BIRD; FLIGHTLESS RAIL; MORPHOMETRICS; SYMPATRY;

NEW ZEALAND, CHATHAM ISLANDS;

GALLIRALLUS AUSTRALIS; GALLIRALLUS DIEFFENBACHII; GALLIRALLUS MODESTUS; GALLIRALLUS PHILIPPENSIS;

EID: 0031421273     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1997.9517548     Document Type: Article

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