Avian-like breathing mechanics in maniraptoran dinosaurs

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1631, 2008, Pages 157-161

  Codd, Jonathan R ^a   Manning, Phillip L ^a   Norell, Mark A ^b   Perry, Steven F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aves; Gastralia; Theropod; Uncinate processes; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; AVIFAUNA; DINOSAUR; EXTINCTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; RESPIRATION;

ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOSAUR; EXPIRED AIR; FOWL; GOOSE; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RIB; STERNUM;

AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 36448975225     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1233     Document Type: Article

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