Phylogenetic relationships of the Australian Oligo-Miocene ratite Emuarius gidju Casuariidae

Integrative Zoology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 148-166

  Worthy, Trevor H ^a,b   Hand, Suzanne J ^a   Archer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Casuariidae; Dromaius baudinianus; Emu evolution; Emuarius; Phylogeny; Ratite

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; CASUARIIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; DROMAIUS BAUDINIANUS; EMU EVOLUTION; EMUARIUS; EVOLUTION; EYE; FOSSIL; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RATITE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRALIA; CASUARIIDAE; DROMAIUS BAUDINIANUS; EMU EVOLUTION; EMUARIUS; PHYLOGENY; RATITE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EYE; FOSSILS; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; PALAEOGNATHAE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84902086280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17494877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12050     Document Type: Article

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