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Bird Orders Poster |
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A152 - Birds
This is an especially important poster because it presents the new
Sibley-Ahlquist bird classification system. Based on recent DNA studies, this
system uses cladistics to reconstruct the evolutionary family tree. Who would
have thought that birds as diverse as flamingos, eagles, and penguins would
end up in the same clade? However, this revolutionary new system has been
widely accepted by North American ornithologists and has made the previous
bird classification system obsolete. Although this poster shows true clades, the
scientific community continues to use the order names, which are cited.
This is a truly beautiful poster, one greatly appreciated by bird lovers. It
certainly enhances the decor of their home or office, yet it presents information
that has even greater value. All the bird clades are explored, and all of the
many classification changes resulting from the transition from orders to clades
are explained. This information has never before been published in such a
concise and convenient form, making this poster an essential reference for
anyone seriously interested in birds.
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Vertebrate Orders Set |
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This is one of the posters in our Vertebrate Order
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SAMPLE IMAGES BELOW |
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| Gallus Gallus |
Tragopan Satyra |
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| branta_canadensis |
Cereopsis_novaehollandiae |
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