BAS measurements suggest the size of new species would have been intermediate to Phoenicopterus chilensis and P. ruber. Number of specimens analyzed after the scientific names and all values given in
Background: Phenotypic diversity among populations may result from divergent natural selection acting directly on traits or via correlated responses to changes in other traits. One of the most frequen
Table 1. Cranial dimensions (mm). Maximum width of bony nares53Maximum anteroposterior length of right nasal43Maximum width of nasals (combined)43.5Maximum width across maxillae (as preserved)98Minimu
Values in the ′95% C. L.’ provide the 95% confidence interval for each slope. P-values in the column ‘Departures?’ are the results of F-tests testing for departures from the predicted slope of 1/3. Si
