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A new prey-detection mechanism for kiwi (Apteryx spp.) suggests convergent evolution between paleognathous and neognathous birds

Kiwi (Apterygidae: Apteryx spp.) are traditionally assumed to detect their soil-dwelling invertebrate prey using their sense of smell. The unique position of the nares at the tip of the bill and the enlarged olfactory centres in the brain support this assumption. However, studies designed to show th...

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Главные авторы: Cunningham, Susan, Castro, Isabel, Alley, Maurice
Формат: Artigo
Язык:Inglês
Опубликовано: Blackwell Science Inc 2007
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Online-ссылка:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2375824/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17711422
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00786.x
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