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This research investigates the evolution of the neck in birds, examining how their forelimbs adapted for flight and the implications for their musculoskeletal system. The project aims to uncover the evolutionary mechanisms that led to the diversification of neck structures in birds and their ancestors.
In contrast to the clawed forelimbs of their dinosaurian ancestors, the highly specialized forelimbs of birds are exclusively adapted for flight which constrains their functional versatility.
It is assumed that consequently the avian neck became the functional equivalent to an arm and great divergence is evident in number, form and function of the cervical vertebrae.
Owing to methodological advances such as imaging techniques and computer technology, we only recently started deciphering the comp…
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