Olfactory acuity in theropods: Palaeobiological and evolutionary implications

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1657, 2009, Pages 667-673

  Zelenitsky, Darla K ^a   Therrien, François ^a,b   Kobayashi, Yoshitsugu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birds; Olfaction; Olfactory bulbs; Olfactory ratio; Theropoda

Indexed keywords

DIET; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; OLFACTION; OLFACTORY CUE; PALEOBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

AVES; CERATOSAURIA; DINOSAURIA; DROMAEOSAURIDAE; OVIRAPTORIDAE; THEROPODA; TROODONTIDAE; TYRANNOSAURIDAE; TYRANNOSAUROIDEA;

EID: 58249112179     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1075     Document Type: Article

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