Skull morphology and ontogenetic variation of the Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus (Aves: Procellariiformes)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Piro, Alejandra, Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANATOMY; CRANIUM; MANDIBLE; OSTEOLOGY; PROCELLARIIDAE; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Giganteus; Alicia; Acosta; The Beak; Giant Petrel; Macronectes giganteus; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/104286

The Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus is the largest Procellariidae around the world. Beyond the most striking features on the skull, the strong hooked bill with tubular, dorsally-placed, external nostrils, these petrels have been the focus of diverse studies, except osteological ones. Eve...