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Nature 438:1145–1147
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of digits. Nature 456:636–638
Bonser RHC, Witter MS (1993) Indentation hardness of the bill keratin of the European starling.
Condor 95:136–138
Bostwick KS et al (2012) Reprinted from Bostwick KS, Riccio ML, Humphries JM (2012)
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by permission of the Royal Society
Botella H, Blom H, Dorka M, Ahlberg PE et al (2007) Jaws and teeth of the earliest bony fi shes.
Nature 448:583–586
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marine biodiversity: scientifi c and technological challenges. Funbdacion BBVA, Bilbao
Branch B (1998) Field guide to the snakes and other reptiles of southern Africa. Ralph Curtis
Books Publishing, Florida
Brazeau MD (2009) The braincase and jaws of a Devonian ‘acanthodian’ and the origin of modern
gnathostomes. Nature 457:305–308
Breder CM Jr (1930) On the structural specialization of fl ying fi shes from the standpoint of
aerodynamics. Copeia 4:114–121
Brewer ML, Hertel F (2007) Wing morphology and fl ight behavior of pelecaniform seabirds.
J Morphol 268:866–877
Briggs JC, Shelgrove P (1999) Marine species diversity. Bioscience 49:351–352
Brischoux F, Bonnet X (2009) Life history of sea kraits in New Caledonia. Zoologia Neocaledonica
7 Memoires du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle 198:37–51
Brito–Echeverria J, Lopez–Lopez A, Yarza P et al (2009) Occurrence of Halococcus spp. in the
nostrils salt glands of the seabird Calonectris diomedea . Extremophiles 13(3):557–565
Brooke M (2004) Albatrosses and petrels across the world. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Copyright © 2004, Oxford University Press. This material is used by the permission of Oxford
University Press
Brothers EB (1984) Otolith studies. In: Moser HG, Richards WJ, Cohen MD et al (eds) Ontogeny
and systematics of fi shes, Spec. publ. no. 1. American Society of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists, Lawrence, pp 50–57
Brown JW, Rest JS, García–Moreno J et al (2008) Strong mitochondrial DNA support for a
Cretaceous origin of modern avian lineages. BMC Biol 6:6
Bruet BJF, Song JH, Boyce MC et al (2008) Materials design principles of ancient fi sh armor. Nat
Mater 7:748–756
Buhler P (1981) Functional anatomy of the avian jaw apparatus. In: King AS, McLelland J (eds)
Form and function in birds, vol 2. Academic, London
Buhler P (1992) Light bones in birds. Los Angel Cty Mus Nat Hist Sci Ser 36:385–394
Burger AE (1991) Maximum diving depths and underwater foraging in alcids and penguins. In:
Montevecchi WA, Gaston AJ (eds) Studies of high latitude seabirds. 1. Behavioral, energetic,
and oceanographic aspects of seabird feeding ecology. Canadian Wildlife Service, Occasional
paper no 68. Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, pp 9–15
1 Introduction
Bernard A et al (2010) From Bernard A, Lécuyer C, Vincent P et al (2010) Regulation of body
temperature by some mesozoic marine reptiles. Science 328:1379–1382. Reprinted with
permission from AAAS
Birstein VJ, Hanner R, DeSalle R (1997) Phylogeny of the Acipenseriformes: cytogenetic and
molecular approaches. Environ Biol Fishes 48:127–155
Blake RW (1983) Fish locomotion. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Bock WJ, Kummer B (1968) The avian mandible as a structural girder. J Biomech 1:89–96
Boersma PD (1977) An ecological and behavioral study of the Galápagos penguin. Living Bird
15:43–93
Boisvert C (2005) The pelvic fi n and girdle of Panderichthys and the origin of tetrapod locomotion.
Nature 438:1145–1147
Boisvert CA, Mark–Kurik E, Ahlberg PE (2008) The pectoral fi n of Panderichthys and the origin
of digits. Nature 456:636–638
Bonser RHC, Witter MS (1993) Indentation hardness of the bill keratin of the European starling.
Condor 95:136–138
Bostwick KS et al (2012) Reprinted from Bostwick KS, Riccio ML, Humphries JM (2012)
Massive, solidifi ed bone in the wing of a volant courting bird. Biol Lett (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2012 )
by permission of the Royal Society
Botella H, Blom H, Dorka M, Ahlberg PE et al (2007) Jaws and teeth of the earliest bony fi shes.
Nature 448:583–586
Botella H, Donoghue PCJ, Martínez–Pérez C (2009) Enameloid microstructure in the oldest
known chondrichthyan teeth. Acta Zool 90:103–108
Bouchet P (2006) The magnitude of marine biodiversity. In: Duarte CM (ed) The exploration of
marine biodiversity: scientifi c and technological challenges. Funbdacion BBVA, Bilbao
Branch B (1998) Field guide to the snakes and other reptiles of southern Africa. Ralph Curtis
Books Publishing, Florida
Brazeau MD (2009) The braincase and jaws of a Devonian ‘acanthodian’ and the origin of modern
gnathostomes. Nature 457:305–308
Breder CM Jr (1930) On the structural specialization of fl ying fi shes from the standpoint of
aerodynamics. Copeia 4:114–121
Brewer ML, Hertel F (2007) Wing morphology and fl ight behavior of pelecaniform seabirds.
J Morphol 268:866–877
Briggs JC, Shelgrove P (1999) Marine species diversity. Bioscience 49:351–352
Brischoux F, Bonnet X (2009) Life history of sea kraits in New Caledonia. Zoologia Neocaledonica
7 Memoires du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle 198:37–51
Brito–Echeverria J, Lopez–Lopez A, Yarza P et al (2009) Occurrence of Halococcus spp. in the
nostrils salt glands of the seabird Calonectris diomedea . Extremophiles 13(3):557–565
Brooke M (2004) Albatrosses and petrels across the world. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Copyright © 2004, Oxford University Press. This material is used by the permission of Oxford
University Press
Brothers EB (1984) Otolith studies. In: Moser HG, Richards WJ, Cohen MD et al (eds) Ontogeny
and systematics of fi shes, Spec. publ. no. 1. American Society of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists, Lawrence, pp 50–57
Brown JW, Rest JS, García–Moreno J et al (2008) Strong mitochondrial DNA support for a
Cretaceous origin of modern avian lineages. BMC Biol 6:6
Bruet BJF, Song JH, Boyce MC et al (2008) Materials design principles of ancient fi sh armor. Nat
Mater 7:748–756
Buhler P (1981) Functional anatomy of the avian jaw apparatus. In: King AS, McLelland J (eds)
Form and function in birds, vol 2. Academic, London
Buhler P (1992) Light bones in birds. Los Angel Cty Mus Nat Hist Sci Ser 36:385–394
Burger AE (1991) Maximum diving depths and underwater foraging in alcids and penguins. In:
Montevecchi WA, Gaston AJ (eds) Studies of high latitude seabirds. 1. Behavioral, energetic,
and oceanographic aspects of seabird feeding ecology. Canadian Wildlife Service, Occasional
paper no 68. Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, pp 9–15
1 Introduction