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Functional Morphometric Analysis of the Furcula in Mesozoic Birds

The furcula displays enormous morphological and structural diversity. Acting as an important origin for flight muscles involved in the downstroke, the form of this element has been shown to vary with flight mode. This study seeks to clarify the strength of this form-function relationship through the...

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Autores principales: Close, Roger A., Rayfield, Emily J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22666324
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036664