Quarto,976 pp.,very good copy in dustwrapper. "This is by far the most important recent publication on avian classification � � A monumental work, superbly organized and presented." D. W. Snow, Biologist.

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Title: Phylogeny and classification of birds: a study in molecular evolution.
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0300040857
ISBN 13: 9780300040852
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Presents the results of thousands of comparisons of the DNAs of about 1,700 species of birds, representing all of the major groups of living birds. Sibley and Ahlquist's DNA-DNA hybridization technique is a biochemical method that measures the degree of genetic similarity between different species. The authors received the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal in 1988 by the National Academy of Sciences for their work on this book. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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