Title
A revision of the family Laridae (Aves)
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 1928
By
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