The evolution of birds' eyesight is very remarkable. Which of the following is related to the evolution of their excellent eyesight? A. Hunting for food and avoiding predators B. Finding mates in the dark C. Navigating in the water D. Digging holes for nests 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析...
The evolution of the birds is far from being understood. The new fossil findings in China have only added to the controversy. Monkeys have had an arboreal life, jumping down from trees, for 45 million years, without having acquired wings or wing rudiments. Actually flight did emerge in the ...
这个起源是英国古生物学家瓦尔克提出,但是在之后瓦尔克放弃(abandon)了这个假说(hypothesis),尽管如此,还是有鸟类学家(Ornithologist)支持这个起源。 2. 进化(evolution) 对于进化方面就是鸟类的翅膀(wing)了,有的认为为了飞行(flight)...
bbc文章图片 The reptile is believed to be one of the first predators to use their wings to hunt prey - flying through Earth's prehistoric skies before the evolution of birds. 这种爬行动物被认为是最早使用翅膀捕猎的捕食者之一,在鸟类进化之前它们就已在史前地球的天空中翱翔了。 prehistoric[ˌpri...
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On the other hand, in the course of the evolution of birds from reptiles, there was a succession of changes in the bone, muscle, and skin structures of the animals. This wholesale restructuring of some reptiles over a period of thousands of years equipped the new animals to escape their ...
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A. in New Perspectives on the Origin and Early Evolution of Birds (eds Gauthier, J. & Gall, L. F.) 211–235 (Peabody Museum of Natural History, 2001). Pittman, M. et al. Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers. Nat...
They found that warmertemperatures were associated with a smaller body size.Co-author Benjamin Winger, who also studies the evolution and ecology of birds at University of Michigan, toldThe Washington Post that warmer temperatures have had an “almost universal effect" of shrinking other animals.The...
This second edition of The Rise of Birds brings together a treasure trove of fossils that tell us far more about the evolution of birds than we once dreamed possible. With no blind allegiance to what he once thought he knew, Chatterjee devours the new evidence and lays out the most ...