PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTION OF THE RATITE BIRDS

1974/10/01 by Joel Cracraft, Joël Cracraft · 18 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Immunology and Microbiology · #Avian ecology and behavior #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Bird parasitology and diseases

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1474-919x.1974.tb07648.x

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