Spatial Insurance of Distinct Ecological Functions. [PDF]
Ecol LettWe present a new trait‐based framework to quantify spatial functional insurance of distinct ecological functions amongst ecological communities. We identify communities that disproportionately insure (functional sources) or depend on (functional sinks) neighbour communities.
Mouquet N +11 more
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Ontogenetic scaling patterns and functional anatomy of the pelvic limb musculature in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) are exclusively terrestrial, bipedal and cursorial ratites with some similar biomechanical characteristics to humans. Their growth rates are impressive, as their body mass increases eighty-fold from hatching to adulthood ...
Luis P. Lamas +2 more
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Why Do Some Sex Chromosomes Degenerate More Slowly Than Others? The Odd Case of Ratite Sex Chromosomes. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2020 The hallmark of sex chromosome evolution is the progressive suppression of recombination which leads to subsequent degeneration of the non-recombining chromosome.
Yazdi HP, Silva WTAF, Suh A.
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Structure, ontogeny and evolution of the patellar tendon in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and other palaeognath birds [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 The patella (kneecap) exhibits multiple evolutionary origins in birds, mammals, and lizards, and is thought to increase the mechanical advantage of the knee extensor muscles.
Sophie Regnault +2 more
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Medicina VeterináriaConsidered the largest wild bird in South America, the Greater Rhea is a ratite endowed with great zootechnical value and scientific importance. Understanding the pathologies that may affect these animals is necessary since they are kept in captivity ...
Ana Caroline Freitas Caetano de Sousa +6 more
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Ratite Nutrition and Feeding [PDF]
, 2014 There is limited quality research concerning the nutritional requirements of Ratites. However, some dependable guidelines have been established because of work completed in Australia and Africa.
Brake, Julian David, 1954-
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Gastrointestinal parasites of a population of emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) in Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2019 Emus are large flightless birds in the ratite group and are native to Australia. Since the mid-1980s, there has been increased interest in the captive breeding of emus for the production of leather, meat and oil.
S. S. M. Gallo +3 more
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Three-dimensional anatomy of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) knee joint [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 The three-dimensional anatomy of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) knee (femorotibial, femorofibular, and femoropatellar) joint has scarcely been studied, and could elucidate certain mechanobiological properties of sesamoid bones.
Kyle P. Chadwick +3 more
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Musculoskeletal modelling of an ostrich (Struthio camelus) pelvic limb: influence of limb orientation on muscular capacity during locomotion [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 We developed a three-dimensional, biomechanical computer model of the 36 major pelvic limb muscle groups in an ostrich (Struthio camelus) to investigate muscle function in this, the largest of extant birds and model organism for many studies of locomotor
John R. Hutchinson +5 more
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