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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300040857
ISBN-139780300040852
eBay Product ID (ePID)127431
Product Key Features
Number of Pages1080 Pages
Publication NamePhylogeny and Classification of Birds : a Study in Molecular Evolution
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBirdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds
Publication Year1991
TypeTextbook
AuthorCharles G. Sibley, Jon E. Ahlquist
Subject AreaNature
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2 in
Item Weight69.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN90-035938
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal598.23/8
SynopsisThis book presents the results of a study of the evolutionary history and classification of living birds based on comparisons of the DNAs (genetic material) of about 1700 species. Sibley and Ahlquist's DNA-DNA hybridization technqiue is a biochemical method that measures the degree of genetic similarity between the DNAs of different species of other groups of organisms, but this book includes the largest set of DNA comparisons for any group.