Evolution of bill size in relation to body size in toucans and hornbills (Aves: Piciformes and Bucerotiformes)
Evidence that the bill of the Toco Toucan, Ramphastos toco Statius Muller, 1776, has a specialized role in heat dissipation suggests a new function for the large and light-weight bill of the toucan family (Piciformes: Ramphastidae). A prediction of this hypothesis is that bill length in toucans will...
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| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702014000300007&lng=en&tlng=en |