Functional significance of the uncinate processes in birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 3955-3961

  Tickle, Peter G ^a   Ennos, A Roland ^a   Lennox, Laura E ^a   Perry, Steven F ^b   Codd, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Breathing mechanics; Morphology; Uncinate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE; RIB; STERNUM;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MUSCLES; RIBS; STERNUM;

AVES;

EID: 36448979723     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.008953     Document Type: Article

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