A description of the Madagascar Teal Anas bernieri and an examination of its relationships with the Grey Teal A. gracilis

Wildfowl

Volumn 48, Issue , 1997, Pages 174-180

  Young, H Glyn ^a   Sorenson, Michael D ^b   Johnson, Kevin P ^c  

^a Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Description; Genetic Distance; Grey Teal; Madagascar Teal; Plumage; Threatened Species

Indexed keywords

ANAS BERNIERI; ANAS GRACILIS;

EID: 0031450421     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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