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Vocal specialization through tracheal elongation in an extinct Miocene pheasant from China
Modifications to the upper vocal tract involving hyper-elongated tracheae have evolved many times within crown birds, and their evolution has been linked to a ‘size exaggeration’ hypothesis in acoustic signaling and communication, whereby smaller-sized birds can produce louder sounds. A fossil skele...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5970207/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29802379 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26178-x |