The shapes of bird beaks are highly controlled by nondietary factors

Bird beaks are textbook examples of ecological adaptation to diet, but their shapes are also controlled by genetic and developmental histories. To test the effects of these factors on the avian craniofacial skeleton, we conducted morphometric analyses on raptors, a polyphyletic group at the base of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2016-05, Vol.113 (19), p.5352-5357
Hauptverfasser:	Bright, Jen A., Marugán-Lobón, Jesús, Cobb, Samuel N., Rayfield, Emily J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Beak - anatomy & histology Beak - physiology Biological Evolution Biological Sciences Birds Body Size - genetics Diet Feeding Behavior - physiology Genes Morphogenesis - genetics Morphology Organ Size - genetics Phylogenetics Predation Raptors - anatomy & histology Raptors - classification Raptors - genetics Species Specificity
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