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

Although flightless alcids from the Miocene and Pliocene of the eastern Pacific Ocean have been known for over 100 years, there is no detailed evaluation of diversity and systematic placement of these taxa. This is the first combined analysis of morphological and molecular data to include all extant...

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Main Author: Smith, Neil Adam
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3084493/