The fossil record of galliform birds: Comments on Crowe et al. (2006)

Cladistics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-76

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 38849134850     PISSN: 07483007     EISSN: 10960031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00170.x     Document Type: Note

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