Preservation of ovarian follicles reveals early evolution of avian reproductive behaviour

Authors :: Zheng, Xiaoting
OConnor, Jingmai
Huchzermeyer, Fritz
Wang, Xiaoli
Wang, Yan
Wang, Min
Zhou, Zhonghe
Source :: Nature. March 28, 2013, Vol. 495 Issue 7442, p507, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: The two groups of archosaurs, crocodilians and birds, form an extant phylogenetic bracket for understanding the reproductive behaviour of dinosaurs. This behaviour is inferred from preserved nests and eggs, and [...]

Subjects :: Birds -- Discovery and exploration
Ovaries -- Properties
Evolutionary biology -- Research
Fossils -- Discovery and exploration
Environmental issues
Science and technology
Zoology and wildlife conservation

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