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The bizarre wing of the Jamaican flightless ibis Xenicibis xympithecus: a unique vertebrate adaptation

Birds have frequently evolved to exploit insular environments by becoming adapted to a terrestrial lifestyle and losing the ability to fly, usually via reducing the wings and pectoral girdle. The enigmatic flightless ibis Xenicibis xympithecus (Threskiornithidae) from the Quaternary of Jamaica provi...

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Main Authors: Longrich, Nicholas R., Olson, Storrs L.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: The Royal Society 2011
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3119002/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21208965
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.2117
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