A new prey-detection mechanism for kiwi (Apteryx spp.) suggests convergent evolution between paleognathous and neognathous birds

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 211, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-502

  Cunningham, Susan ^a   Castro, Isabel ^a   Alley, Maurice ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Foraging ecology; Foraging sign; Grandry corpuscles; Herbst corpuscles; Probing birds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; FORAGING; HISTOLOGY; JAW; MECHANORECEPTOR; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOREBIRD; SMELLING; SPECIES COMPARISON; TOUCH; VIBRATION SENSE;

ANIMALS; BEAK; CHARADRIIFORMES; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOTION; PALAEOGNATHAE; VIBRATION;

APTERYGIDAE; APTERYX; APTERYX AUSTRALIS MANTELLI; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; NEOGNATHAE; PALAEOGNATHAE; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 34648820300     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00786.x     Document Type: Article

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