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The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But ...

While birds evolved feathers for flight, the Ambopteryx’s wings were more akin to the bat wings—a membrane structure that ...

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Researchers from Cornell University analyzed bat and bird limb evolution. They discovered bats’ wings and legs evolve ...

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New research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as birds.

New Cornell University research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have ...

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