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Avian Cranial Evolution

Avian Cranial Evolution is a biological research framework that delineates the morphological and developmental transformations in the skull structures of birds throughout their evolutionary history from non-avian theropod dinosaurs.

108

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5.6K

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239

Authors

151

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2017–2026

35

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Publications

108

Genomic Diversity and Evolution of the Head Crest in the Rock Pigeon

Michael D. Shapiro, Zev Kronenberg, Cai Li et al. · Science · 2013 · 274 citations · Full text

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The shapes of bird beaks are highly controlled by nondietary factors

Jen A. Bright, Jesús Marugán‐Lobón, Samuel N. Cobb et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2016 · 269 citations · Full text

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Developmental origins of mosaic evolution in the avian cranium

Ryan N. Felice, Anjali Goswami · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2017 · 265 citations · Full text

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A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies

Xing Xu, James M. Clark, Jinyou Mo et al. · Nature · 2009 · 219 citations

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Cranial shape evolution in adaptive radiations of birds: comparative morphometrics of Darwin's finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers

Masayoshi Tokita, Wataru Yano, Helen F. James et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2016 · 151 citations · Full text

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Authors

239

  1. ZZ
    Zhonghe Zhou

    Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, China

    14 publications · 595 citations

    13

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  2. JK
    Jingmai K. O’Connor

    Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, China

    10 publications · 423 citations

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  3. MW
    Min Wang

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    8 publications · 219 citations

    8

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  4. LM
    Luis M. Chiappe

    Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, United States

    7 publications · 535 citations

    7

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  5. HH
    Han Hu

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    6 publications · 209 citations

    6

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1–5 of 239

Institutions

151

  1. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    18 h-index

    52 publications

    3.5K citations

  2. Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology

    Beijing, China

    17 h-index

    51 publications

    3K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    16 h-index

    47 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

    Los Angeles, United States

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    7 h-index

    22 publications

    1.7K citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    334 citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    800 citations

  8. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    867 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

    JVP · 9 publications · 270 citations

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  2. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

    8 publications · 199 citations

    8

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  3. Nature

    5 publications · 505 citations

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 5 publications · 634 citations

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  5. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

    4 publications · 240 citations

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