Rare occurrence of embryonic twins in the Hihi (Stitchbird) Notiomystis cincta: An endangered passerine of New Zealand

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Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 828-829

  Thorogood, Rose ^a   Ewen, John G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; PASSERINE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

NOTIOMYSTIS CINCTA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 33750190770     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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