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Comparative osteohistology of Hesperornis with reference to pygoscelid penguins: the effects of climate and behaviour on avian bone microstructure

The broad biogeographic distribution of Hesperornis fossils in Late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway deposits has prompted questions about whether they endured polar winters or migrated between mid- and high latitudes. Here, we compare microstructures of hesperornithiform long bones from Kansas an...

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Autores principales: Wilson, Laura E., Chin, Karen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26064560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140245