Giraffe (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Giraffe" in Simple English language version.

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bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; Simple English: 20^th place)

Nicholls, Henry. "Giraffes may not have evolved long necks to reach tall trees". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; Simple English: 4^th place)

Nowak, Ronald M.; Walker, Ernest Pillsbury (1999). Walker's Mammals of the World. JHU Press. pp. 1086–1089. ISBN 978-0-8018-5789-8.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

FRSSAf, G. MITCHELL; FRSSAf, J. D. Skinner (2003-01-01). "On the origin, evolution and phylogeny of giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 58 (1): 51–73. doi:10.1080/00359190309519935. ISSN 0035-919X. S2CID 6522531.
Taylor M.P. & Wedel M.J. (2013). "Why sauropods had long necks; and why giraffes have short necks". PeerJ. 1: e36. doi:10.7717/peerj.36. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 3628838. PMID 23638372.
Williams, Edgar M. (2016-09-12). "Giraffe Stature and Neck Elongation: Vigilance as an Evolutionary Mechanism". Biology. 5 (3): 35. doi:10.3390/biology5030035. ISSN 2079-7737. PMC 5037354. PMID 27626454.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; Simple English: 5^th place)

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Taylor M.P. & Wedel M.J. (2013). "Why sauropods had long necks; and why giraffes have short necks". PeerJ. 1: e36. doi:10.7717/peerj.36. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 3628838. PMID 23638372.
Williams, Edgar M. (2016-09-12). "Giraffe Stature and Neck Elongation: Vigilance as an Evolutionary Mechanism". Biology. 5 (3): 35. doi:10.3390/biology5030035. ISSN 2079-7737. PMC 5037354. PMID 27626454.

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Taylor M.P. & Wedel M.J. (2013). "Why sauropods had long necks; and why giraffes have short necks". PeerJ. 1: e36. doi:10.7717/peerj.36. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 3628838. PMID 23638372.
Williams, Edgar M. (2016-09-12). "Giraffe Stature and Neck Elongation: Vigilance as an Evolutionary Mechanism". Biology. 5 (3): 35. doi:10.3390/biology5030035. ISSN 2079-7737. PMC 5037354. PMID 27626454.

semanticscholar.org (Global: 15^th place; Simple English: 11^th place)

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FRSSAf, G. MITCHELL; FRSSAf, J. D. Skinner (2003-01-01). "On the origin, evolution and phylogeny of giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 58 (1): 51–73. doi:10.1080/00359190309519935. ISSN 0035-919X. S2CID 6522531.

umich.edu (Global: 429^th place; Simple English: 288^th place)

animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu

Maisano, Sarah. "Giraffa camelopardalis giraffe". Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

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FRSSAf, G. MITCHELL; FRSSAf, J. D. Skinner (2003-01-01). "On the origin, evolution and phylogeny of giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 58 (1): 51–73. doi:10.1080/00359190309519935. ISSN 0035-919X. S2CID 6522531.
Taylor M.P. & Wedel M.J. (2013). "Why sauropods had long necks; and why giraffes have short necks". PeerJ. 1: e36. doi:10.7717/peerj.36. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 3628838. PMID 23638372.
Williams, Edgar M. (2016-09-12). "Giraffe Stature and Neck Elongation: Vigilance as an Evolutionary Mechanism". Biology. 5 (3): 35. doi:10.3390/biology5030035. ISSN 2079-7737. PMC 5037354. PMID 27626454.

Giraffe (Simple English Wikipedia)

bbc.com (Global: 26th place; Simple English: 20th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; Simple English: 4th place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; Simple English: 2nd place)

nih.gov (Global: 5th place; Simple English: 5th place)