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Inferring lifestyle for Aves and Theropoda: A model based on curvatures of extant avian ungual bones
Claws are involved in a number of behaviours including locomotion and prey capture, and as a result animals evolve claw morphologies that enable these functions. Past authors have found geometry of the keratinous sheath of the claw to correlate with mode of life for extant birds and squamates; this...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7001973/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32023255 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211173 |