Evolution of flightlessness in rails (Gruiformes, Rallidae)
Subtitle: phylogenetic, ecomorphological, and ontogenetic perspectives
By: by Bradley C. Livezey
Series: Ornithological monographs -- no. 53
Publisher: American Ornithologists' Union
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 654
Subjects: Rails (Birds) -- Phylogeny; Rails (Birds) -- Anatomy; Rails (Birds) -- Morphology; Rails (Birds) -- Ecology; Flightless birds -- Phylogeny; Flightless birds -- Anatomy; Flightless birds -- Morphology; Flightless birds -- Ecology
Notes: "Issued October 17, 2003"--Verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 474-621)