Cranial evolution in the extinct Rodrigues Island owl Otus murivorus (Strigidae), associated with unexpected ecological adaptations
Abstract Island birds that were victims of anthropic extinctions were often more specialist species, having evolved their most distinctive features in isolation, making the study of fossil insular birds most interesting. Here we studied a fossil cranium of the ‘giant’ extinct scops owl Otus murivoru...
Main Authors: | Anaïs Duhamel, Julian P. Hume, Pauline Guenser, Céline Salaviale, Antoine Louchart |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-08-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69868-1 |
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