Functional morphology of neck musculature in the Tyrannosauridae (Dinosauria, Theropoda) as determined via a hierarchical inferential approach

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 759-808

  Snively, Eric ^a   Russell, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aves; Behaviour; Crocodylia; Electromyography; Feeding; Muscle

Indexed keywords

AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA; TYRANNOSAURIDAE;

EID: 36849067485     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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