The Cervical Spine of the American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata pratincola): I. Anatomy of the Vertebrae and Regionalization in Their S-Shaped Arrangement

BACKGROUND: Owls possess an extraordinary neck and head mobility. To understand this mobility it is necessary to have an anatomical description of cervical vertebrae with an emphasis on those criteria that are relevant for head positioning. No functional description specific to owls is available. ME...

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Autores principales: Krings, Markus, Nyakatura, John A., Fischer, Martin S., Wagner, Hermann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24651767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091653

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24651767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091653

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