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100 1 _aMerz, Robert L.
245 1 0 _aJaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-04-17
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves" by Robert L. Merz is a scientific publication written in the early 1960s. The book focuses on the anatomical study of the jaw musculature in two species of doves, the Mourning Dove ("Zenaidura macroura") and the White-winged Dove ("Zenaida asiatica"). It aims to contribute to the understanding of the evolutionary relationships between these species by analyzing their musculature and cranial structures. The publication provides a detailed examination of the jaw muscles of the selected doves, comparing their anatomical structures and functions. Merz dissects and measures specimens to highlight similarities and differences in jaw musculature that may indicate evolutionary relationships. The findings reveal that while there are slight variations, especially in the size of certain muscles like the "M. pseudotemporalis profundus", both species exhibit a general homogeneity in their anatomical features. The study also suggests that the differences in jaw musculature may correlate to differences in feeding habits, such as the White-winged Dove's adaptation for nectar-feeding, hinting at deeper evolutionary connections between the genera. This work concludes by advocating for the potential reclassification of the Mourning Dove within the genus "Zenaida", based on the anatomical and functional similarities identified. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMourning dove
653 _aWhite-winged dove
653 _aBirds -- Anatomy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32018
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