Why the long beak? Phylogeny, convergence, feeding ecology, and evolutionary allometry shaped the skull of the Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus (Icteridae)
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DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21408
Abstract: Cowbirds are a successful group of obligate brood parasites in the Neotropical passerine family Icteridae that offer an interesting model to explore the factors behind the evolution of the bird craniomandibular complex. The Giant Cowbird,… read more here.
Keywords: feeding ecology; giant cowbird; evolutionary allometry; ecology ... See more keywords