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2017
Journal article
Comparative analysis of vestibular ecomorphology in birds
The bony labyrinth of vertebrates houses the semicircular canals. These sense rotational accelerations of the head and play an essential role in gaze stabilisation during locomotion. The sizes and shapes of the semicircular canals have hypothesised relationships to agility and locomotory modes in many groups, including birds, and a burgeoning...Benson, Roger B J ; Starmer-Jones, Ethan ; Close, Roger A ; Walsh, Stig A