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Vincent Beyrand1,2, Dennis F A E Voeten3,4, Stanislav Bureš2

  • 1European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS-40220, 38043, Grenoble, France.

Scientific Reports
|July 27, 2019
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This study reveals that bird brain evolution involved progressive encephalization and endocranial doming, driven by developmental changes. These brain enhancements were crucial for flight adaptation in early avian lineages.

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