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Reply to Brougham and Brusatte: Overall anatomy confirms posture and flight model offers insight into the evolution of bird flight

David E. Alexander, Enpu Gong, Larry D. Martin, David A. Burnham, and Amanda R. Falk
PNAS October 5, 2010 107 (40) E156; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1007798107
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vol. 107 no. 40 E156
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1007798107

Published By: 
National Academy of Sciences
Print ISSN: 
0027-8424
Online ISSN: 
1091-6490
History: 
  • Published in issue October 5, 2010.
  • Published first September 23, 2010.

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Author Information

  1. David E. Alexandera,1,
  2. Enpu Gongb,
  3. Larry D. Martina,c,
  4. David A. Burnhamc, and
  5. Amanda R. Falkc,d
  1. aDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7534
  2. bDepartment of Geology, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China;
  3. cDivision of Vertebrate Paleontology, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7561; and
  4. dDepartment of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613

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  • 1To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dalexander{at}ku.edu.
  • Author contributions: D.E.A., E.G., L.D.M., D.A.B., and A.R.F. wrote the paper.

  • The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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