Pelecaniform: References & Edit History
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G.F. Van Tets, A Comparative Study of Some Social Communication Patterns in the Pelecaniformes (1966), discusses the behaviour and relationships of the different groups. Bryan Nelson, Galápagos: Islands of Birds (1968), contains a readable and authoritative account of the ecology and behaviour of tropical pelecaniforms, especially boobies and frigatebirds, and his The Sulidae (1978), is an extensive treatment of gannets and boobies.
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N. Philip Ashmole
Honorary Fellow, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh; former Senior Lecturer in Zoology. Author of numerous papers on the ecology of seabirds.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 13, 2026 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 29, 2022 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Pelecaniformes. | Feb 17, 2020 | ||
| Acknowledged taxonomic uncertainties in the order Pelecaniformes. | Jul 18, 2014 | ||
| Added image of a brown booby. | Aug 29, 2012 | ||
| Updated geologic time data. | May 25, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 10, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Pelecaniformes. | May 30, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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