Avian life-history evolution has an eminent past: Does it have a bright future?

Auk

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 289-301

  Martin, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY;

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 2942617260     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090393     Document Type: Review

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