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The vocal organ of hummingbirds shows convergence with songbirds

How sound is generated in the hummingbird syrinx is largely unknown despite their complex vocal behavior. To fill this gap, syrinx anatomy of four North American hummingbird species were investigated by histological dissection and contrast-enhanced microCT imaging, as well as measurement of vocaliza...

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Autores principales: Riede, Tobias, Olson, Christopher R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7005288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32029812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58843-5