Convergent Evolution Driven by Similar Feeding Mechanics in Balaenopterid Whales and Pelicans

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  The Anatomical Record

• Publication date

  2011-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/ar.21406PMID 21618438
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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