Mediterranean Crossbills <em>Loxia curvirostra</em> sensu lato (Aves, Passeriformes): new data and directions for future research

Mediterranean Crossbills are as much differentiated as L. scotica and L. pytyopsittacus. They are sedentary, linked to pine trees and have evolved a thicker bill to extract the seeds from Pine cones. Their decolorization could be due to dietary causes. The authors studied biometrics, breeding pheno...

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Main Authors: Bruno Massa, Emanuela Domenica Canale, Gabriella Lo Verde, Gianluca Congi, Tommaso La Mantia, Renzo Ientile
Format: Article
Jezik:English
Izdano: PAGEPress Publications 2022-05-01
Serija:Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology
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Online dostop:https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/574