Phylogenetic interpretation of eggs and eggshells: Implications for phylogeny of Palaeognathae

Alcheringa

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 141-182

  Grellet Tinner, Gerald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eggshells; Oology; Paleognathae; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EGG; EGGSHELL; PHYLOGENETICS;

AVES; DROMORNITHIDAE; NEOGNATHAE; PALAEOGNATHAE;

EID: 33646052329     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510608619350     Document Type: Article

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