Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the flightless Mancallinae (Aves, Pan-Alcidae)

ZooKeys

Volumn 91, Issue SPEC. ISSUE, 2011, Pages 1-116

  Adam Smith, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Convergence; Diversity; Evolution; Fossil; Miomancalla

Indexed keywords

ALCIDAE; AVES; CHARADRIIFORMES; PINGUINUS; PINGUINUS IMPENNIS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 79959961098     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.91.709     Document Type: Review

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