Pelecanoididae
Pelecanoides
Diving Petrels
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close boxRelationships after Nunn and Stanley 1998.
References
Brooke, M. 2004. Albatrosses and Petrels across the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York.
Gill, F. and M. Wright. 2006. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press.
Nunn, G. B. and S. E. Stanley. 1998. Body size effects and rates of cytochrome b evolution in tube-nosed seabirds. Molecular Biology and Evolution 15:1360-1371.
Onley, D. and P. Scofield. 2007. Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
Warham, J. 1996. The Behaviour, Population Biology and Physiology of the Petrels. Academic Press, New York.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Pelecanoides garnotii |
|---|---|
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source Collection | Wikimedia Commons |
| Copyright | © Jaime Jahncke |
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