Correlated evolution of sternal keel length and ilium length in birds
The interplay between the pectoral module (the pectoral girdle and limbs) and the pelvic module (the pelvic girdle and limbs) plays a key role in shaping avian evolution, but prior empirical studies on trait covariation between the two modules are limited. Here we empirically test whether (size-corr...
Main Authors: | Tao Zhao, Di Liu, Zhiheng Li |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-07-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/3622.pdf |
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