Homology and Potential Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms for the Development of Unique Feather Morphologies in Early Birds
At least two lineages of Mesozoic birds are known to have possessed a distinct feather morphotype for which there is no neornithine (modern) equivalent. The early stepwise evolution of apparently modern feathers occurred within Maniraptora, basal to the avian transition, with asymmetrical pennaceous...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Geosciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/2/3/157 |