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The systematics and nomenclature of the Dodo and the Solitaire (Aves: Columbidae), and an overview of columbid family-group nomina
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- 1. School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- 2. Bird Group, Natural History Museum, Akeman Street, Tring HP23 6AP, UK
- 3. Fossil Reptiles, Amphibians, and Birds Section, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
- 4. Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW, UK
- 5. Bioengineering Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK & Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, Southampton, UK & Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- 6. School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK & Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Young, Mark T., Hume, Julian P., Day, Michael O., Douglas, Robert P., Simmons, Zoë M., White, Judith, Heller, Markus O., Gostling, Neil J. (2024): The systematics and nomenclature of the Dodo and the Solitaire (Aves: Columbidae), and an overview of columbid family-group nomina. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 201 (4): 1-38, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae086, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae086
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