Email this article The System of Diagnostic Signs of Body Feathers in Birds of the Order Charadriiformes
- Authors: Silaeva O.L.1
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Affiliations:
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
- Issue: Vol 46, No 6 (2019)
- Pages: 583-593
- Section: Zoology
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1062-3590/article/view/183115
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359019040125
- ID: 183115
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Abstract
This paper reveals the complexes of structural signs of body feathers in Charadriiformes bird species that have a taxonomical value. The complexes of structural signs are united in a system of diagnostic signs, which is used to identify bird taxa by one body feather, a part of a feather, and/or feather fragments. It is noted that the successful definition of a taxon requires the use of signs within the system.
About the authors
O. L. Silaeva
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
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Email: silaeva.o@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117071
