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Convergent morphological responses to loss of flight in rails (Aves: Rallidae)

The physiological demands of flight exert strong selection pressure on avian morphology and so it is to be expected that the evolutionary loss of flight capacity would involve profound changes in traits. Here, we investigate morphological consequences of flightlessness in a bird family where the con...

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Autores principales: Gaspar, Julien, Gibb, Gillian C., Trewick, Steve A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7381585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32724507
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6298