Phylogeny, behaviour, plumage evolution and neoteny in skuas Stercorariidae

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-215

  Andersson, Malte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COLORATION; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PLUMAGE; RELATEDNESS; SEABIRD;

CATHARACTA SKUA; STERCORARIUS POMARINUS;

EID: 0033025834     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677130     Document Type: Article

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