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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"galliforms"”.
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The historical biogeography of terrestrial gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes)
… a Northern Hemisphere origin suggest that stem galliforms originated only after the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction event.
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THE EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT OF CROWN GALLOANSERAE SKULLS: TRACKING CHANGES IN GALLIFORM AND ANSERIFORM CRANIAL DEVELOPMENT
… shape and ontogeny are more variable relative to galliforms, indicating that anseriform ontogeny is more plastic. Furthermore, I found that adult anseriform crania are peramorphic relative to galliforms. Subsequently, I examined the role of heterochrony in the production of cranial disparity …
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A Baraminological Analysis of the Land Fowl (Class Aves, Order Galliformes)
This thesis was written under the direction of Dr. Timothy Brophy, professor of biology at Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia.