Non-neotenous origin of the palaeognathous (Aves) pterygoid-palate complex

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1491-1497

  Gussekloo, S W S ^a,b   Bout, R G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY;

FLYING ANCESTOR; NON NEOTENEOUS ORIGIN;

BIOLOGY;

BIRD; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETICS;

AVES; PALAEOGNATHAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036926552     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-148     Document Type: Article

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