Phylogenetic context for the origin of feathers

American Zoologist

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 486-503

  Sumida, Stuart S ^a,b   Brochu, Christopher A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1093/icb/40.4.486     Document Type: Article

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