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Apus

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Caprimulgiformes
family
Caprimulgidae
genus
Apus

Name

Homonyms
Apus Scopoli, 1777
Apus Gray
Apus
Apus
Apus Cuvier, 1800
Apus Schaeffer, 1756
Apus Cuvier, 1798
Apus Schoch, 1868

Bibliographic References

  1. Bear,A.,Freidberg,A. (1995) Contribution to the knowledge of the Ornithomyini of Israel (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) http://phthiraptera.info/node/40190
  2. Bize,Pierre,Roulin,Alexandre (2006) No experimental evidence that sibling competition induces young to switch nests in the colonial Alpine swift, Apus melba http://phthiraptera.info/node/47491
  3. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 502 Validation under the Plenary Powers of the generic name Lepidurus Leach, 1819 (class Crustacea, order Phyllopoda), designation under the same Powers of a type species in harmony with accustomed usage for the nominal genus Triops Schrank, 1803 (class Crustacea, order Phyllopoda) and addition of those names and of Apus Scopoli, 1777 (class Aves), to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology and matters incidental thereto.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 18(3), 65-120 (1958)
  4. Tella,José L.,Gortázar,C.,Gajon,A.,Osacar,J. J. (1995) Apparent lack of effects of a high louse-fly infestation (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) on adult colonial Alpine Swifts http://phthiraptera.info/node/40231
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