Longer wing bones in warmer climates suggest a role of thermoregulation in bird wing evolution

Weeks, Brian C; Harvey, Christina; Tobias, Joseph A.; Sheard, Catherine; Zhou, Zhizhuo; Fouhey, David F

Longer wing bones in warmer climates suggest a role of thermoregulation in bird wing evolution

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2025-04-04

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Weeks, B C, Harvey, C, Tobias, J A, Sheard, C, Zhou, Z & Fouhey, D F 2025, 'Longer wing bones in warmer climates suggest a role of thermoregulation in bird wing evolution', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 34, no. 4, e70033. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70033