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Record Nr.

UNINA9910326550703321

Titolo

Cladistics and the origin of birds : a review and two new analyses

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : American Ornithologists' Union, , 2009

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Ornithological Monographs, ; 66.

Altri autori (Persone)

JamesFrances C

Soggetti

Birds - Evolution

Phylogeny

Birds, Fossil

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction Cladistics Methods Results Discussion Conclusions Appendix 1: Specimens examined Appendix 2: Character list for 242 characters, notes, and references Appendix 3: Analysis of characters in the manus, carpus, and tarsus that were excluded from the primary analysis of our new matrix Appendix 4: Data matrix Appendix 5: Notes accompanying matrix and scoring decisions for certain taxa