Decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors
Here, the authors track the evolution of mass distribution through bird evolution challenging suggested coupling between body shape and centre-of-mass position, and instead showing that crouched bipedalism evolved after powered flight.
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| author | Sophie Macaulay Tatjana Hoehfurtner Samuel R. R. Cross Ryan D. Marek John R. Hutchinson Emma R. Schachner Alice E. Maher Karl T. Bates |
| author_facet | Sophie Macaulay Tatjana Hoehfurtner Samuel R. R. Cross Ryan D. Marek John R. Hutchinson Emma R. Schachner Alice E. Maher Karl T. Bates |
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| description | Here, the authors track the evolution of mass distribution through bird evolution challenging suggested coupling between body shape and centre-of-mass position, and instead showing that crouched bipedalism evolved after powered flight. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcc3e901e6c24784aab2ba8b6335a7952023-03-26T11:14:16ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-03-0114111210.1038/s41467-023-37317-yDecoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestorsSophie Macaulay0Tatjana Hoehfurtner1Samuel R. R. Cross2Ryan D. Marek3John R. Hutchinson4Emma R. Schachner5Alice E. Maher6Karl T. Bates7Department of Musculoskeletal & Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences, University of LiverpoolDepartment of Musculoskeletal & Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences, University of LiverpoolDepartment of Musculoskeletal & Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences, University of LiverpoolDepartment of Cell & Development Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College LondonStructure and Motion Laboratory, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary CollegeDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences CenterDepartment of Musculoskeletal & Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences, University of LiverpoolDepartment of Musculoskeletal & Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences, University of LiverpoolHere, the authors track the evolution of mass distribution through bird evolution challenging suggested coupling between body shape and centre-of-mass position, and instead showing that crouched bipedalism evolved after powered flight.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37317-y |
| spellingShingle | Sophie Macaulay Tatjana Hoehfurtner Samuel R. R. Cross Ryan D. Marek John R. Hutchinson Emma R. Schachner Alice E. Maher Karl T. Bates Decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors Nature Communications |
| title | Decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors |
| title_full | Decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors |
| title_fullStr | Decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors |
| title_short | Decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors |
| title_sort | decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37317-y |
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