Phylogeny of early tertiary swifts and hummingbirds (Aves: Apodiformes)

Auk, The, Jan 2003 by Mayr, Gerald

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GERALD MAYR1

Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Sektion Ornithologie, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt a.M., Germany

1 E-mail: gerald.mayr@senckenberg.de