On the origin of avian air sacs

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 89-106

  Farmer, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Agility; Alligator; Avian air sacs; Bird lungs; Crocodile; Cuirassal breathing; Dinosaur; Evolution; Pneumaticity; Reptile; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AGILITY; AIR SAC; ALLIGATOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY BUILD; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; BREATHING MECHANICS; DINOSAUR; FLYING; FOWL; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GAS EXCHANGE; HYPOTHESIS; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AIR SACS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; RESPIRATION;

EID: 33750505885     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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