Convergent evolution of Elanus kites and the owls

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-225

  Negro, Juan J ^a   Pertoldi, Cino ^a   Randi, Ettore ^b   Ferrero, Juan J ^c   López Caballero, José M ^c   Rivera, Domingo ^c   Korpimaki, Erkki ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

^c Junta de Extremadura   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Kite; Morphological convergence; Nocturnal activity; Owl; Raptor phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; MORPHOLOGY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENY; RAPTOR;

ACCIPITRIDAE; ELANUS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33845363700     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2006)40[222:CEOEKA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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