Skeletal morphology and the phylogeny of skuas (Aves: Charadriiformes, Stercorariidae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 612-621

  Chu, Philip C ^a   Eisenschenk, Sarah K ^a,c   Zhu, Shao Tong ^b,d  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catharacta; Cladistic analysis; Skua; Stercorarius

Indexed keywords

AVES; CATHARACTA; CATHARACTA SKUA; CHARADRIIFORMES; PINGUINUS; STERCORARIIDAE; STERCORARIUS; STERCORARIUS POMARINUS;

EID: 70350515979     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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