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Estimating the mass of the Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) and its egg

Robert D. Montgomerie, Auteur ; Tim R. Birkhead, Auteur

Dans Ibis (167(1) January, 2025)

The body mass and egg mass of the Great Auk Pinguinus impennis were never measured before the bird was driven to extinction in 1844. Previous studies conducted before 1990 used data from related species to estimate the mass of an adult bird at 4[...]

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