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Mechanical analysis of avian feet: multiarticular muscles in grasping and perching
The grasping capability of birds' feet is a hallmark of their evolution, but the mechanics of avian foot function are not well understood. Two evolutionary trends that contribute to the mechanical complexity of the avian foot are the variation in the relative lengths of the phalanges and the su...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society Publishing
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448815/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26064598 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140350 |