Fossil and archaeological avifauna of Niue Island, Pacific Ocean

Notornis

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-190

  Worthy, T H ^a   Walter, R ^b   Anderson, A J ^c  

^a Palaeofaunal Surveys   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fossil avifauna; Holocene; Niue Island; Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FOSSIL; HOLOCENE;

NIUE;

AVES; GALLIRALLUS; MEGAPODIUS PRITCHARDII; NYCTICORAX;

EID: 0032463984     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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