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Wing Muscle Evolution

Wing Muscle Evolution is a biological theory that explains the adaptive development and structural modification of muscular systems in vertebrate forelimbs over geological time, specifically differentiating through its focus on the functional and morphological changes in muscles associated with the evolution of powered flight.

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69

Authors

48

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

25

The flight muscles of insects-their anatomy and histology; with some observations on the structure of striated muscle in general

O. W. Tiegs · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1955 · 154 citations · Full text

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Motor Control of Drosophila Courtship Song

Troy R. Shirangi, David L. Stern, James W. Truman · Cell Reports · 2013 · 87 citations · Full text

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The neuromuscular basis of courtship song inDrosophila: The role of the direct and axillary wing muscles

Arthur W. Ewing · Journal of Comparative Physiology A · 1979 · 80 citations

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Distinctive Cranial and Cervical Innervation of Wing Muscles: New Evidence for Bat Monophyly

J. G. M. Thewissen, Sharon K. Babcock · Science · 1991 · 75 citations

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Osteology and myology of the wing of the Emu (<i>Dromaius novaehollandiae</i>), and its bearing on the evolution of vestigial structures

Erin E. Maxwell, Hans C. E. Larsson · Journal of Morphology · 2007 · 65 citations

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Authors

69

  1. DA
    Derek A. Roff

    McGill University, Canada

    2 publications · 93 citations

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  2. BA
    Barney A. Schlinger

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 72 citations

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  3. MJ
    Matthew J. Fuxjager

    Wake Forest University, United States

    2 publications · 74 citations

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  4. TA
    Takaaki Abe

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    1 publications · 46 citations

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  5. AW
    Arthur W. Ewing

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 80 citations

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Institutions

48

  1. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    189 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    160 citations

  3. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    206 citations

  4. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  5. Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    222 citations

  6. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    64 citations

  7. Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    46 citations

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Venues

  1. Nature Communications

    2 publications · 72 citations

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  2. Journal of Comparative Physiology A

    2 publications · 124 citations

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  3. Journal of Morphology

    1 publications · 65 citations

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  4. Journal of Zoology

    1 publications · 35 citations

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  5. PeerJ

    1 publications · 10 citations

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