Morphology, ontogenesis and mechanics of cervical vertebrae in four species of penguins (Aves: Spheniscidae)

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 807-822

  Guinard, Geoffrey ^a,b   Marchand, Didier ^a,b   Courant, Frédéric ^a,b   Gauthier Clerc, Michel ^c   Le Bohec, Céline ^c  

^a Université de Bourgogne ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Modularity; Ontogenesis; Penguins; Spheniscidae

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; SEABIRD; SKULL; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

APTENODYTES PATAGONICUS; AVES; CETACEA; EUDYPTES CHRYSOLOPHUS; PYGOSCELIS PAPUA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 77952420288     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0759-2     Document Type: Article

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