Comparison of wing morphology in three birds of prey: Correlations with differences in flight behavior

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 612-622

  Corvidae, Elaine L ^a   Bierregaard, Richard O ^a   Peters, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flight muscles; Raptors; Wing morphology

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FLYING; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAPTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RAPTORS; WING;

ACCIPITER COOPERII; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; PANDION; PANDION HALIAETUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 33646344952     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10425     Document Type: Article

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