Experimental determination of three-dimensional cervical joint mobility in the avian neck
Abstract Background Birds have highly mobile necks, but neither the details of how they realize complex poses nor the evolution of this complex musculoskeletal system is well-understood. Most previous work on avian neck function has focused on dorsoventral flexion, with few studies quantifying later...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-017-0223-z |