Comparative ossification and development of the skull in palaeognathous birds (Aves: Palaeognathae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 184-200

  Maxwell, Erin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dromaius; Heterochrony; Ratitae; Rhea; Skeletal development; Struthio; Tinamidae

Indexed keywords

AVES; DROMAIUS; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; EUDROMIA ELEGANS; PALAEOGNATHAE; RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA; STRUTHIO; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TINAMIDAE; TINAMIFORMES;

EID: 65349168883     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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