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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PAGEPress Publications
2022-05-01
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Serija: | Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology |
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Online dostop: | https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/574 |