Birds have peramorphic skulls, too: anatomical network analyses reveal oppositional heterochronies in avian skull evolution

In contrast to the vast majority of reptiles, the skulls of adult crown birds are characterized by a high degree of integration due to bone fusion, e.g., an ontogenetic event generating a net reduction in the number of bones. To understand this process in an evolutionary context, we investigate post...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Communications biology 2020-04, Vol.3 (1), p.195-195, Article 195
Hauptverfasser:	Plateau, Olivia, Foth, Christian
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	631/136/1660/1993 631/181/414 631/601/2721 Biology Biomedical and Life Sciences Birds Bones Evolution Integration Life Sciences Ontogeny Phylogeny Skull
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