The evolutionary history of cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae)

Cockatoos are the distinctive family Cacatuidae, a major lineage of the order of parrots (Psittaciformes)and distributed throughout the Australasian region of the world. However, the evolutionary history ofcockatoos is not well understood. We investigated the phylogeny of cockatoos based on three mi...

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Main Authors: White, Nicole, Phillips, M., Gilbert, Thomas, Alfaro-Núñez, A., Willerslev, E., Mawson, P., Spencer, P., Bunce, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Published: Academic Press 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9358