Comparative morphology of the compound rhamphotheca of tubenosed seabirds (order Procellariiformes)
Compound rhamphothecae are characteristically present in the order Procellariiformes, but other birds also show this feature: ostriches, tinamous, cormorants, pelicans, herons. In Procellariiformes the shape, size and features of the rhamphotheca are not related to feeding mechanisms and/or displays...
| Published in: | Zoologischer Anzeiger |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/217447 |