Skull anatomy of Wilson’s storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus (Hydrobatidae, Procellariiformes)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Piro, Alejandra, Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: CRANIUM; MANDIBLE; OCEANITINAE; OSTEOLOGY; SEABIRDS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.7; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Austral; Argentina; Fossa; Alicia; Acosta; Polar Biology; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/127999

Oceanites oceanicus (Procellariiformes, Hydrobatidae), commonly known as Wilson’s storm-petrel, is a small seabird frequenting the South Atlantic Ocean during the austral summer. Although a number of adaptations (such as the development of salt glands, two long and tubular external nostrils, an extr...