Alternative origins for flight in birds

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-39

  Kaiser, Gary W ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; FEATHER; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0042907137     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/217/2000/27     Document Type: Article

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