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Living Dinosaurs : the Evolutionary History of Modern Birds.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Living Dinosaurs: The Evolutionary History of Modern Birds
- Contents
- Foreword
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Part 1: Introduction: the Deep Evolutionary History of Modern Birds
- Introduction: Changing the Questions in Avian Paleontology
- 1 Theropod Diversity and the Re.nement of Avian Characteristics
- 2 Why Were There Dinosaurs? Why Are There Birds?
- 3 Pre-modern Birds: Avian Divergences in the Mesozoic
- Part 2: The Contribution of Paleontology to Ornithology: the Diversity of Modern Birds: Fossils and the Avian Tree of Life
- 4 Progress and Obstacles in the Phylogenetics of Modern Birds5 The Utility of Fossil Taxa and the Evolution of Modern Birds: Commentary and Analysis
- 6 Penguins Past, Present, and Future: Trends in the Evolution of the Sphenisciformes
- 7 Phorusrhacids: the Terror Birds
- 8 The Pseudo-toothed Birds (Aves, Odontopterygiformes) and their Bearing on the Early Evolution of Modern Birds
- 9 Phylogeny and Diversification of Modern Passerines
- Part 3: The Evolution of Key Avian Attributes
- 10 Morphological and Behavioral Correlates of Flapping Flight
- 11 Evolution of the Avian Brain and Senses12 Evolving Perceptions on the Antiquity of the Modern Avian Tree
- 13 Major Events in Avian Genome Evolution
- 14 Bird Evolution Across the K�Pg Boundary and the Basal Neornithine Diversification
- 15 Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity in Marine and Aquatic Birds
- Part 4: The Future: Conservation and Climate Change
- 16 The State of the World's Birds and the Future of Avian Diversity
- Glossary
- Index
- Colour Plates