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Hoatzin nestling locomotion: Acquisition of quadrupedal limb coordination in birds
The evolution of flight in birds involves (i) decoupling of the primitive mode of quadrupedal locomotor coordination, with a new synchronized flapping motion of the wings while conserving alternating leg movements, and (ii) reduction of wing digits and loss of functional claws. Our observations show...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6530998/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31131317 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aat0787 |