ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION IN THE AVIAN WING

1957/06/01 by O. B. O. Savile · 11 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Plant and animal studies #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.1957.tb02889.x

Abstract

Journal Article ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION IN THE AVIAN WING Get access O. B. O. Savile O. B. O. Savile Botany and Plant Pathology Laboratory Science Service Ottawa Ontario Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 2, 1 June 1957, Pages 212–224, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1957.tb02889.x Published: 01 June 1957 Article history Received: 09 November 1956 Published: 01 June 1957

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