Gyps
Julia Gulka and David P. Mindell
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Arshad, M., Gonzalez, J., El-Sayed, A. A., Osborne, T., and Wink, M. 2009. Phylogeny and phylogeography of critically endangered Gyps species based on nuclear and mitochondrial markers. Journal of Ornithology 150: 419-430.
Johnson, J. A., Lerner, H. R. L., Rasmussen, P. C., and Mindell, D. P. 2006. Systematics within Gyps vultures: a clade at risk. BMC Evolutionary Biology 6: 65.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Gyps indicus |
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| Location | Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Behavior | Preening |
| Source | Long-billed Vulture - Preening |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2007 Jayanth Sharma |
| Scientific Name | Gyps coprotheres |
|---|---|
| Location | The Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in Muldersdrift, South Africa |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Truely Free! |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright |
© 2008 Callie de Wet
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| Scientific Name | Gyps fulvus |
|---|---|
| Location | Italy |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Grifone |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2010 Lorenzo Magnis |
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Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, USA
David P. Mindell
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA
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