拉丁名: Phaethon lepturus

俗名:白尾鹲

GigaScience: http://gigadb.org/dataset/101033

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_tropicbird

Encyclopedia of Life: http://eol.org/pages/1048567/overview

简介:白尾鹲是鹲形目中三种海鸟中最小的一种,主要分布在热带大西洋、西太平洋和印度洋。由于体型小,在非繁殖阶段,它们可以飞越海洋。

相关文章:
Zhang et al., Comparative Genomics Reveals Insights into Avian Genome Evolution and Adaptation. Science, (2014).
Jarvis et al., Whole Genome Analyses Resolve Early Branches in the Tree of Life of Modern Birds. Science, (2014).