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Muscular Arrangement and Muscle Attachment Sites in the Cervical Region of the American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata pratincola)

Owls have the largest head rotation capability amongst vertebrates. Anatomical knowledge of the cervical region is needed to understand the mechanics of these extreme head movements. While data on the morphology of the cervical vertebrae of the barn owl have been provided, this study is aimed to pro...

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Autores principales: Boumans, Mark L. L. M., Krings, Markus, Wagner, Hermann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4519302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26222908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134272

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