Biology Encyclopedia	Galloanserae Sibley, Ahlquist & Monroe, 1988 “translation of the latin”
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Common Names

Fowl and waterfowl

Latin Synonyms

Galloanseri

Linnaean Rank

Superorder

Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy

Explanation of phylogenetic trees

Lineage

Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Unikonta, Opisthokonta, Animalia, Metazoa, Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Deuterostomia, Cyrtotreta, Chordata, Notochordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata,, Teleostomi, Euteleostomi, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha, Tetrapoda, Reptilomorpha, Cotylosauria, Amniota, Sauropsida, Diapsida, Neodiapsida, Sauria, Archosauromorpha, Archosauriformes, Archosauria, Ornithodira, Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Saurischia, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Paraves, Avialae, Aves, Pygostylia, Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae Neornithes, Neognathae

Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy

Explanation of phylogenetic trees

Morphology

Distribution

Ecology

Ethology

Evolution

Development

Ethnobiology

Population

Notes and Comments

References

Literature

Monroe, Burt L. and Charles G. Sibley.  1993.  A world checklist of birds.  1993.  Yale University Press.

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