A histological survey of avian post-natal skeletal ontogeny

Bone histology of crown-group birds is a research topic of great interest, permitting insight into the evolution of remarkably high growth rates in this clade and variation across the altricial-precocial spectrum. In this study, we describe microanatomical characteristics of the humerus and femur in...

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Main Authors: Jessie Atterholt, Holly N. Woodward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12160.pdf