Archaeopteryx feather sheaths reveal sequential center-out flight-related molting strategy

Thomas Kaye et al. use Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence and fossil evidence from the oldest known bird, Archaeopteryx, to document the oldest record of molting, demonstrating that a sophisticated molting strategy developed unexpectedly early on in the evolution of avian flight. This discovery provides...

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Autores principales: Thomas G. Kaye, Michael Pittman, William R. Wahl
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/05df90d6175041efb330c45ce9fb6fc7
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