Fossil hummingbirds in the Old World

Biologist

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-16

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 20444383545     PISSN: 00063347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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