The independent evolution of the enlargement of the principal sensory nucleus of the trigeminal nerve in three different groups of birds

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 280-294

  Gutiérrez Ibáñez, Cristián ^a   Iwaniuk, Andrew N ^b   Wylie, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometry; Comparative method; Cutaneous; Somatosensory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUCKS AND GEESE; EVOLUTION; FALCONIFORMES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GALLIFORMES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; OLFACTORY BULB; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSITTACINE; SENSORY GANGLION; SONGBIRD; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANSERIFORMES; BIRDS; BRAIN; COLUMBIFORMES; EVOLUTION; FALCONIFORMES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GALLIFORMES; GANGLIA, SENSORY; OLFACTORY BULB; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; PSITTACIFORMES; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; CHARADRIIFORMES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 73249149920     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000270904     Document Type: Article

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