Multivariate analysis of avian and non-avian theropod pedal phalanges
The relationship between morphology and behavior in theropods was examined using multivariate analyses performed on a set of linear measurements of pedal non-ungual phalanges in a sample of 132 extant and 13 extinct taxa. Principal component analysis reveals that modern birds with terrestrial lifest...
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| Language: | en |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2008/kambic/KambicR0808.pdf |