Organisms

Struthioniformes

An order of flightless birds comprising the ostriches, which naturally inhabit open, low rainfall areas of Africa.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An order of flightless birds comprising the ostriches, which naturally inhabit open, low rainfall areas of Africa.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Ostriches

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

OSTRICH, AMERICAN see RHEIFORMES is available

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History Note

2005 (1999)

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Previous Indexing

  • Birds (1968-1998)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.600w.800w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Struthioniformes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020310. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020310
  2. Struthioniformes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struthioniformes
  3. Struthioniformes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q840849