Phylogenetic Diversity of Ossification Patterns in the Avian Vertebral Column: A Review and New Data from the Domestic Pigeon and Two Species of Grebes

Despite many decades of studies, our knowledge of skeletal development in birds is limited in many aspects. One of them is the development of the vertebral column. For many years it was widely believed that the column ossifies anteroposteriorly. However, later studies indicated that such a pattern i...

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Main Authors: Tomasz Skawiński, Piotr Kuziak, Janusz Kloskowski, Bartosz Borczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/2/180