Ecology and caudal skeletal morphology in birds: the convergent evolution of pygostyle shape in underwater foraging taxa.

Felice, Ryan N

Ecology and caudal skeletal morphology in birds: the convergent evolution of pygostyle shape in underwater foraging taxa. [electronic resource] - PloS one 2014 - e89737 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1932-6203

10.1371/journal.pone.0089737 doi


Animals
Biological Evolution
Birds--anatomy & histology
Bone and Bones--anatomy & histology
Charadriiformes
Diving
Feathers
Flight, Animal
Phylogeny
Spine--anatomy & histology