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Evolutionary versatility of the avian neck

Bird necks display unparalleled levels of morphological diversity compared to other vertebrates, yet it is unclear what factors have structured this variation. Using three-dimensional geometric morphometrics and multivariate statistics, we show that the avian cervical column is a hierarchical morpho...

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Autores principales: Marek, Ryan D., Falkingham, Peter L., Benson, Roger B. J., Gardiner, James D., Maddox, Thomas W., Bates, Karl T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33653136
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.3150