Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds' bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight. Birds have a light skeletal system...
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A keel or carina (pl.: carinae) in bird anatomy is an extension of the sternum (breastbone) which runs axially along the midline of the sternum and extends...
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excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy'. Within this definition, caruncles in birds include wattles (or dewlaps), combs, snoods, and...
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the relationships among the orders themselves; evidence from modern bird anatomy, fossils and DNA have all been brought to bear on the problem, but no...
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00701.x. PMID 17156094. S2CID 22651510. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Syrinx (bird anatomy). Look up syrinx in Wiktionary, the free dictionary....
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unacceptable, or at any rate annoying. Esophagus Gizzard Gular pouch, in bird anatomy, a flap generally used to store fish and other prey while hunting Intestines...
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Anatomy (from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) 'dissection') is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms...
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various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds and mammals. Caruncles in birds include those found on the face, wattles, dewlaps, snoods...
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Pierre Belon who noted the similarities of the skeletons of birds and humans. Comparative anatomy has provided evidence of common descent, and has assisted...
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Rump (animal) (redirect from Rump (anatomy))
breeds it is traditional for tails to be cut off (docked) at the dock. In bird anatomy, the rump is the body immediately above the tail. The color of plumage...
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