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Rapid loss of flight in the Aldabra white-throated rail

Flight loss has evolved independently in numerous island bird lineages worldwide, and particularly in rails (Rallidae). The Aldabra white-throated rail (Dryolimnas [cuvieri] aldabranus) is the last surviving flightless bird in the western Indian Ocean, and the only living flightless subspecies withi...

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Autores principales: van de Crommenacker, Janske, Bunbury, Nancy, Jackson, Hazel A., Nupen, Lisa J., Wanless, Ross, Fleischer-Dogley, Frauke, Groombridge, Jim J., Warren, Ben H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6927662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31869373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226064

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