Avian skeletal morphology is associated with locomotor function, including flight style,
swimming and terrestrial locomotion, and permits informed inferences on locomotion in …

Background The origin of powered avian flight was a locomotor innovation that expanded
the ecological potential of maniraptoran dinosaurs, leading to remarkable variation in …

The sternum of blue and yellow macaw was comprised of a manubrium sterni or sternal
spine, a body and a sternal crest. The manubrium sterni was thick upwardly bent spine-like …

Background The sternum is one of the most important and characteristic skeletal elements in
birds, highly adapted for flight and showing a diverse range of morphogenesis. The Asian …

The sternum of the Victorian crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) was a long (10.40 cm), and
triangular bone. The dorsal surface was deeply concave and showed very large foramina …

Bu çalışmada Kars yöresinde yetiştirilen kazların iskelet sisteminin komparativ, morfometrik
ve makroanatomik olarak incelenmesi amaçlandı. Ortalama 3, 92±0, 21 kg ağırlığında 10 …

The present study was conducted on the sternum of blue rock pigeon. The sternum was
quadrilateral in shape with dorsal concave and ventral convex surfaces and four borders …

Culicoides are the biting midges that are involved in the transmission of bluetongue, an
economically important disease of small ruminants particularly sheep. The prevalence of …

The sternum of Anser cygnoides consisted of a manubrium sterni, a corpus sterni and a
sternal crest. The manubrium sterni is very small, flat and extended only from the middle of …