A critical ligamentous mechanism in the evolution of avian flight

Nature

Volumn 445, Issue 7125, 2007, Pages 307-310

  Baier, David B ^a   Gatesy, Stephen M ^a   Jenkins Jr , Farish A ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BIRD; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FOSSIL RECORD; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; LOCOMOTION; MESOZOIC;

ACROCORACOHUMERAL LIGAMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTOCIA; EVOLUTION; FLYING; FORELIMB; GRAVITY; LIGAMENT; MESOZOIC; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER;

AVES; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 33846316354     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05435     Document Type: Article

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