Morphological evidence for sister group relationship between flamingos (Aves: Phoenicopteridae) and grebes (Podicipedidae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-169

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fossil birds; Juncitarsus; Palaelodidae; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AVES; PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PODICIPEDIDAE;

EID: 0347844799     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2003.00094.x     Document Type: Article

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