Major analytical and conceptual shortcomings in a recent taxonomic revision of the Procellariiformes - A reply to Penhallurick and Wink (2004)

Emu

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-186

  Rheindt, Frank E ^a,b   Austin, Jeremy J ^a  

^a MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEABIRD; TAXONOMY;

PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 23444461587     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU04039     Document Type: Article

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