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Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of shape variation in the albatross compound bill

Albatross are the largest seabirds on Earth and have a suite of adaptations for their pelagic lifestyle. Rather than having a bill made of a single piece of keratin, Procellariiformes have a compound rhamphotheca, made of several joined plates. Drivers of the shape of the albatross bill have not bee...

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Autores principales: Tyler, Joshua, Hocking, David P., Younger, Jane L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10427816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37593712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230751