Phylogenetic analysis of pelecaniformes (Aves) based on osteological data: Implications for waterbird phylogeny and fossil calibration studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Smith, Nathan D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIAN GENETICS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE EXAMINATION; BONE STRUCTURE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; FOSSIL ANIMAL; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MONOPHYLY; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; PELECANIFORM; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; WATER BIRD; ANIMAL; BIRD; BONE; CLASSIFICATION; FOSSIL; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

AVES; FREGATIDAE; PELECANIFORMES; PHAETHONTIDAE; PHALACROCORACIDAE; SPHENISCIDAE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BONE AND BONES; CALIBRATION; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 78149450925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013354     Document Type: Article

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