Endocranial Anatomy of the Charadriiformes: Sensory System Variation and the Evolution of Wing-Propelled Diving

N. Adam Smith; Julia A. Clarke

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049584

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Endocranial Anatomy of the Charadriiformes: Sensory System Variation and the Evolution of Wing-Propelled Diving

N. Adam Smith ,

* E-mail: adam_smith@nescent.org

Current address: The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
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Julia A. Clarke

Affiliation Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
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Endocranial Anatomy of the Charadriiformes: Sensory System Variation and the Evolution of Wing-Propelled Diving

N. Adam Smith,
Julia A. Clarke

Published: November 27, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049584

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