Osteological evidence for sister group relationship between pseudo-toothed birds (Aves: Odontopterygiformes) and waterfowls (Anseriformes)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 586-591

  Bourdon, Estelle ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRD; BONE EXAMINATION; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCKS AND GEESE; HYPOTHESIS; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; ODONTOPTERYGIFORMES; OSTEOMETRY; SPECIES; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXON;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BONE AND BONES; HUMERUS; MAXILLA; PHYLOGENY; SKULL;

ANATIDAE; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; GALLIFORMES; PELECANIDAE; PELECANIFORMES; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 28344442603     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-005-0047-0     Document Type: Article

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