ArticleBiology letters2025
Quantitative analysis of stem-palaeognath flight capabilities sheds light on ratite dispersal and flight loss.
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- Osteohistology of two phorusrhacids reveals uninterrupted growth strategy.Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2026Article
- Degeneration and adaptive evolution of digits in ratite birds.Molecular biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Comparative Biologists and Aerospace Engineers: Important Allies to Explore the Secrets of Natural Flight.Integrative and comparative biology · 2026Article
- Anatomical Atlas and Three-Dimensional Musculoskeletal Model of the Flight Apparatus in the Southern Screamer (Anseriformes:Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Quantitative analysis of stem-palaeognath flight capabilities sheds light on ratite dispersal and flight loss.Biology letters · 2025Article
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Lithornithids are an assemblage of Palaeogene fossil birds thought to represent stem-group members of Palaeognathae. Among extant palaeognaths, which include flightless ratites such as ostriches, only tinamous can fly, though only in anaerobic bursts. Despite their limited dispersal capabilities, the phylogenetic interrelationships and geographic distributions of palaeognaths imply that their early relatives were capable of long-distance dispersal, although quantitative skeletal evidence has not been applied to this question. We investigate the flight capabilities and ecology of the Palaeogene lithornithid
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