Phylogeny and Classification of the Birds: A Study in Molecular Evolution

by Charles G. Sibley and Dr. Jon E. Ahlquist

Book Overview

This book presents the results of a study of the evolutionary history and classification of living birds based on comparisons of the DNAs (genetic material) of about 1700 species. Sibley and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300040857
• ISBN13: 9780300040852
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 976 Pages
• Weight: 4.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.6" x 10.3"