From snout to beak: the loss of teeth in birds

Antoine Louchart; Laurent Viriot

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2011.09.004

journal article Dec 01, 2011

From snout to beak: the loss of teeth in birds

Antoine Louchart Laurent Viriot

Trends in Ecology & Evolution Vol. 26 No. 12 pp. 663-673 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Dec 01, 2011
Vol/Issue: 26(12)
Pages: 663-673
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Antoine Louchart, Laurent Viriot (2011). From snout to beak: the loss of teeth in birds. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 26(12), 663-673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2011.09.004

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