Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants
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Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CISRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC, Australia.
Johnsgaard, P. A. 1993. Cormorants, Darters, and Pelicans of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC.
Kennedy, M., Gray, R.D. and Spencer, H.G. 2000. The phylogenetic relationships of the shags and cormorants:can sequence data resolve a disagreement between behavior and morphology? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 17:345-359.
Siegal-Causey, D. 1988. Phylogeny of the Phalacrocoracidae. Condor 90: 885-905.
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Scientific Name | Phalacrocorax carbo |
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Location | India |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Life Cycle Stage | juveniles and adult |
Source | Great Cormorant (and chicks) |
Source Collection | Flickr |
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Copyright | © 2006 Ananda Debnath |
Scientific Name | Microcarbo melanoleucos |
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Location | Norwest Lake, Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | Little Pied Cormorant |
Source Collection | Flickr |
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Copyright | © 2006 Brett Donald |
Scientific Name | Phalacrocorax auritus |
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Creator | Lee Karney |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source Collection | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Online Digital Media Library |
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