Ventilatory mechanics from maniraptoran theropods to extant birds

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 740-747

  Tickle, P G ^a   Norell, M A ^b   Codd, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Confuciusornis; Evolution; Theropod; Uncinate; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; DINOSAUR; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATION; SIMILARITY INDEX; SKELETON; VENTILATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREATHING; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; DINOSAURS; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY; RESPIRATION;

AVES; CONFUCIUSORNIS; CONFUCIUSORNIS SANCTUS; DINOSAURIA; DROMAEOSAURIDAE; OVIRAPTORIDAE; THEROPODA;

EID: 84858341720     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02465.x     Document Type: Article

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