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The Balance Hypothesis for the Avian Lumbosacral Organ and an Exploration of Its Morphological Variation

Birds (Aves) exhibit exceptional and diverse locomotor behaviors, including the exquisite ability to balance on two feet. How birds so precisely control their movements may be partly explained by a set of intriguing modifications in their lower spine. These modifications are collectively known as th...

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Autores principales: Stanchak, K E, French, C, Perkel, D J, Brunton, B W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7751001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33791565
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa024