The Paleognathous Pterygoid-Palatinum complex. A true character?

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-43

  Gussekloo, Sander W S ^a   Zweers, Gart A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

AVES; NEOGNATHAE; PALAEOGNATHAE; PALEOGNATHAE; TINAMIDAE;

EID: 0032841565     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854299X00038     Document Type: Article

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