Descriptions and phylogenetic relationships of two new genera and four new species of Oligo-Miocene waterfowl (Aves: Anatidae) from Australia

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 411-454

  Worthy, Trevor H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australotadorna; Oxyurinae; Phylogeny; Pinpanetta

Indexed keywords

ANATIDAE; AVES; BIZIURA; MALACORHYNCHUS; MYA; NOMONYX; OXYURA; STICTONETTA; TADORNA; THALASSORNIS;

EID: 66149174804     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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