Skeletal plasticity in response to embryonic muscular activity underlies the development and evolution of the perching digit of birds

Most birds have an opposable digit 1 (hallux) allowing the foot to grasp, which evolved from the non-opposable hallux of early theropod dinosaurs. An important morphological difference with early theropods is the twisting of the long axis of its metatarsal. Here, we show how embryonic musculature an...

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Autores principales: Francisco Botelho, João, Smith-Paredes, Daniel, Soto-Acuña, Sergio, Mpodozis, Jorge, Palma, Verónica, Vargas, Alexander O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4431314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25974685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep09840

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4431314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25974685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep09840

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