A revision of the family Laridae (Aves)

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 1928

By

Moynihan, M.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, [1959]

Notes

Title from caption.

"March 5, 1959."

"A revised classification of the skuas, gulls, skimmers, and terns, with some comments on their evolution and adaptive radiation ... revision is based largely on a comparative analysis of behavior."

"The family Laridae can be divided into two subfamilies, the Stercorariinae and the Larinae. The latter can be divided into three tribes: the Larini, the Rynchopini, and the Sternini. Some of these major divisions can also be split into smaller units as distinctive species or groups of species ..."--P. 37-39.

Subjects

59.84,2L , Classification , Laridae

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.1928, 1959

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 7251524