Exploring the relationship between skeletal mass and total body mass in birds

Total body mass (TBM) is known to be related to a number of different osteological features in vertebrates, including limb element measurements and total skeletal mass. The relationship between skeletal mass and TBM in birds has been suggested as a way of estimating the latter in cases where only th...

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Main Authors: Martin-Silverstone, Elizabeth (Author), Vincze, Orsolya (Author), Ria, McCann (Author), Jonsson, Carl (Author), Colin, Palmer (Author), Gary, Kaiser (Author), Dyke, Gareth (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015-10.
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