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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Skull--Evolution"”.
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Bat Skull Evolution: the Impact of Echolocation
Morphological adaptations of the mammalian skull are influenced by a variety of functional, environmental and behavioural factors. Skulls of echolocating species, such as bats, also face the challenge of optimizing sound emission and propagation. A strong association between bat skull morphology …
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Oviraptorosauria: Morphology, Phylogeny, and Endocranial Evolution
… extreme pneumatization and ornamentation of the skull, an unusual sliding jaw articulation, reduction of the tail vertebrae to form a pygostyle, feathers of modern aspect, and the behavior of brooding eggs in the same stereotypical posture. Despite such an extended period of research and popular …