The evolution of the avian bill as a thermoregulatory organ

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society

• Publication date

  2017-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/brv.12299PMID 27714923
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