Assessing arboreal adaptations of bird antecedents: testing the ecological setting of the origin of the avian flight stroke.
The origin of avian flight is a classic macroevolutionary transition with research spanning over a century. Two competing models explaining this locomotory transition have been discussed for decades: ground up versus trees down. Although it is impossible to directly test either of these theories, it...
Main Authors: | T Alexander Dececchi, Hans C E Larsson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21857918/pdf/?tool=EBI |
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