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   DNA sequences from the Little Brown Bustard Eupodotis humilis suggest its close phylogenetic relationship to the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: José Luis Horreo --- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain Juan Carlos Alonso --- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain Borja Milá --- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain

   Taxonomic classification of birds based exclusively on morphology and plumage traits has often been found to be inconsistent with true evolutionary history when tested with molecular phylogenies based on neutrally evolving markers. Here we present cytochrome-b gene sequences for the...

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   Status and density of the threatened Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori in a woodland savanna

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kathan Bandyopadhyay --- University of Wyoming, United States Bogdan Cristescu --- , Namibia Jeffrey L Beck --- University of Wyoming, United States John L Koprowski --- University of Wyoming, United States Laurie Marker --- , Namibia

   Many grassland habitats have disappeared or undergone substantial change worldwide and many obligatory grassland animal species have populations that are at risk of extinction. The Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori is the largest flying bird native to Africa and an open...

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