Assesment and interpretation of negative forelimb allometry in the evolution of non-avian Theropoda
Abstract Background The origin of birds is marked by a significant decrease in body size along with an increase in relative forelimb size. However, before the evolution of flight, both traits may have already been related: It has been proposed that an evolutionary trend of negative forelimb allometr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-019-0342-9 |