Components of phenotypic variation in the morphometrics of shearwater (Puffinus) species

Ibis

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-45

  Bull, Leigh S ^a   Haywood, John ^a   Pledger, Shirley ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOMETRY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEABIRD;

PUFFINUS;

EID: 0346009256     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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