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Scaling and foraging behavior drive the evolution of humeral shape in hummingbirds
Juan Camilo Ríos‐Orjuela, Carlos Daniel Cadena, Alejandro Rico‐Guevara…·Roslyn Dakin
This study examines humeral shape evolution in hummingbirds, finding that biomechanical scaling and internal integration are primary drivers, with foraging ecology introducing secondary modifications.