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McGowen MR, Spaulding M, Gatesy J (2009) Divergence date estimation and a comprehensive
molecular tree of extant cetaceans. Mol Phylogenet Evol 53:891–906
Menon GK, Menon J (2000) Avian epidermal lipids: functional considerations and relationships to
feathering. Am Zool 40:540–552, reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press
Meunier FJ (1980) Les relations isopedine – tissu osseux dans le post–temporal et les ecail Jes de
la ligne laterale de Latimeria chalumnae (Smith). Zool Scr 9:307–317
Meyers RA, Meyers RP (2005) Reprinted from Meyers RA, Myers RP (2005) Mandibular Bowing
and Mineralization in Brown Pelicans. The Condor 107(2):445–449 by permission from The
Cooper Ornithological Society. Copyright © 2005, The Cooper Ornithological Society.
Published by the Cooper Ornithological Society
Meylan AB (1988) Spongivory in hawksbill turtles: a diet of glass. Science 239:393–395
Mi LY, Fritton SP, Basu M, Cowin SC (2005) Analysis of avian bone response to mechanical loading – Part One: distribution of bone fl uid shear stress induced by bending and axial loading.
Biomech Model Mechanobiol 4:118–131
Mills CA (1936a) Source of propulsive power used by fl ying fi sh. Science 83:80
Mills CA (1936b) Propulsive power used by fl ying fi sh. Science 83:262
Mok H, Chang H (1986) Articulation of the pelvic spine in acanthopterygian fi shes, with notes on
its phylogenetic signifi cance. Jpn J Ichthyol 33:145–149
Monroe MH “Australia: The Land Where Time Began” (published on-line http://austhrutime.com/
porolepiformes.htm . Accessed 15 May 2014). 2014 Copyright © Austhrutime.com. Reprinted
with permission
Montague JJ (1983) A new size record for the saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ). Herpetol
Rev 14:36–37
Mora C, Tittensor DP, Adl S, Simpson AGB et al (2011) How many species are there on earth and
in the ocean? PLoS Biol 9:e1001127
Motani R (2001) Estimating body mass from silhouettes: testing the assumption of elliptical body
cross–sections. Paleobiology 27:735–750
Motani R (2002a) Swimming speed estimation of extinct marine reptiles: energetic approach revisited. Paleobiology 28:251–262
Motani R (2002b) Scaling effects in caudal fi n kinematics: implication for ichthyosaurian speed.
Nature 415:309–312
Motani R (2005) Ichthyosauria: evolution and physical constraints of fi sh–shaped reptiles. Annu
Rev Earth Planet Sci 33:395–420
Motani R (2009) The evolution of marine reptiles. Evol Educ Outreach 2:224–235
Motani R, Rothschild BM, Wahl W Jr (1999) Large eyeballs in diving ichthyosaurs. Nature 402:747
Moyer BR, Rock AN, Clayton DH (2003) Experimental test of the importance of preen oil in rock
doves (Columba Livia). The Auk 120(2):490–496 published by the American Ornithologists’
Union. Reprinted with permission
Naro–Maciel E, Le M, Fitz Simmons NN, Amato G (2008) Evolutionary relationships of marine
turtles: a molecular phylogeny based on nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Mol Phylogenet
Evol 49:659–662
Neill WT (1958) The occurrence of amphibians and reptiles in saltwater areas and a bibliography.
Bull Mar Sci Gulf Caribb 8:1–9
Nelson JB (2005) Pelicans, cormorants, and their relatives. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Nelson JS (2006) Fishes of the world, 4th edn. Wiley, New York
Neumann D (2006) Type catalogue of the ichthyological collection of the Zoologische
Staatssammlung München. Part I: Historic type material from the “Old collection”, destroyed
in the night 24/25 April 1944. Spixiana 29(3):259–285
Nevitt GA (2008) Sensory ecology on the high seas: the odor world of the procellariiform seabirds.
J Exp Biol 211:1706–1713
Nevitt GA, Bonadonna F (2005) Sensitivity to dimethyl sulphide suggests a mechanism for olfactory navigation by seabirds. Biol Lett 1:303–305
Nicolson SW, Lutz PL (1989) Salt gland function in the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas. J Exp
Biol 144:171–184
1 Introduction
McGowen MR, Spaulding M, Gatesy J (2009) Divergence date estimation and a comprehensive
molecular tree of extant cetaceans. Mol Phylogenet Evol 53:891–906
Menon GK, Menon J (2000) Avian epidermal lipids: functional considerations and relationships to
feathering. Am Zool 40:540–552, reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press
Meunier FJ (1980) Les relations isopedine – tissu osseux dans le post–temporal et les ecail Jes de
la ligne laterale de Latimeria chalumnae (Smith). Zool Scr 9:307–317
Meyers RA, Meyers RP (2005) Reprinted from Meyers RA, Myers RP (2005) Mandibular Bowing
and Mineralization in Brown Pelicans. The Condor 107(2):445–449 by permission from The
Cooper Ornithological Society. Copyright © 2005, The Cooper Ornithological Society.
Published by the Cooper Ornithological Society
Meylan AB (1988) Spongivory in hawksbill turtles: a diet of glass. Science 239:393–395
Mi LY, Fritton SP, Basu M, Cowin SC (2005) Analysis of avian bone response to mechanical loading – Part One: distribution of bone fl uid shear stress induced by bending and axial loading.
Biomech Model Mechanobiol 4:118–131
Mills CA (1936a) Source of propulsive power used by fl ying fi sh. Science 83:80
Mills CA (1936b) Propulsive power used by fl ying fi sh. Science 83:262
Mok H, Chang H (1986) Articulation of the pelvic spine in acanthopterygian fi shes, with notes on
its phylogenetic signifi cance. Jpn J Ichthyol 33:145–149
Monroe MH “Australia: The Land Where Time Began” (published on-line http://austhrutime.com/
porolepiformes.htm . Accessed 15 May 2014). 2014 Copyright © Austhrutime.com. Reprinted
with permission
Montague JJ (1983) A new size record for the saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ). Herpetol
Rev 14:36–37
Mora C, Tittensor DP, Adl S, Simpson AGB et al (2011) How many species are there on earth and
in the ocean? PLoS Biol 9:e1001127
Motani R (2001) Estimating body mass from silhouettes: testing the assumption of elliptical body
cross–sections. Paleobiology 27:735–750
Motani R (2002a) Swimming speed estimation of extinct marine reptiles: energetic approach revisited. Paleobiology 28:251–262
Motani R (2002b) Scaling effects in caudal fi n kinematics: implication for ichthyosaurian speed.
Nature 415:309–312
Motani R (2005) Ichthyosauria: evolution and physical constraints of fi sh–shaped reptiles. Annu
Rev Earth Planet Sci 33:395–420
Motani R (2009) The evolution of marine reptiles. Evol Educ Outreach 2:224–235
Motani R, Rothschild BM, Wahl W Jr (1999) Large eyeballs in diving ichthyosaurs. Nature 402:747
Moyer BR, Rock AN, Clayton DH (2003) Experimental test of the importance of preen oil in rock
doves (Columba Livia). The Auk 120(2):490–496 published by the American Ornithologists’
Union. Reprinted with permission
Naro–Maciel E, Le M, Fitz Simmons NN, Amato G (2008) Evolutionary relationships of marine
turtles: a molecular phylogeny based on nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Mol Phylogenet
Evol 49:659–662
Neill WT (1958) The occurrence of amphibians and reptiles in saltwater areas and a bibliography.
Bull Mar Sci Gulf Caribb 8:1–9
Nelson JB (2005) Pelicans, cormorants, and their relatives. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Nelson JS (2006) Fishes of the world, 4th edn. Wiley, New York
Neumann D (2006) Type catalogue of the ichthyological collection of the Zoologische
Staatssammlung München. Part I: Historic type material from the “Old collection”, destroyed
in the night 24/25 April 1944. Spixiana 29(3):259–285
Nevitt GA (2008) Sensory ecology on the high seas: the odor world of the procellariiform seabirds.
J Exp Biol 211:1706–1713
Nevitt GA, Bonadonna F (2005) Sensitivity to dimethyl sulphide suggests a mechanism for olfactory navigation by seabirds. Biol Lett 1:303–305
Nicolson SW, Lutz PL (1989) Salt gland function in the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas. J Exp
Biol 144:171–184
1 Introduction