Anatomy and histochemistry of hindlimb flight posture in birds. I. The extended hindlimb posture of shorebirds

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 967-979

  McFarland, Joshua C ^a   Meyers, Ron A ^a  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flight; Muscle fiber types; Posture

Indexed keywords

AVES; HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS; RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY POSTURE; EVOLUTION; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; FLYING; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HINDLIMB; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; POSTURE;

EID: 50349085474     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10636     Document Type: Article

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