3D atlas of tinamou (Neornithes : Tinamidae) pectoral morphology: Implications for reconstructing the ancestral neornithine flight apparatus

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Palaeognathae, the extant avian clade comprising the flightless ratites and flight-capable tinamous (Tinamidae), is the sister group to all other living birds, and recent phylogenetic studies illustrate that tinamous are phylogenetically nested within a paraphyletic assemblage of ratites. As the only extant palaeognaths that have retained the ability to fly, tinamous may provide key information on the nature of the flight apparatus of ancestral crown palaeognaths-and, in turn, crown birds-as well as insight into convergent modifications to the wing apparatus among extant ratite lineages. To reveal new information about the musculoskeletal anatomy of tinamous and facilitate development of computational biomechanical models of tinamou wing function, we generated a three-dimensional musculoskeletal model of the flight apparatus of the extant Andean tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii) using diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced computed tomography (diceCT). Origins and insertions of the pectoral flight musculature of N. pentlandii are generally consistent with those of other extant volant birds specialized for burst flight, and the entire suite of presumed ancestral neornithine flight muscles are present in N. pentlandii with the exception of the biceps slip. The pectoralis and supracoracoideus muscles are robust, similar to the condition in other extant burst-flying birds such as many extant Galliformes. Contrary to the condition in most extant Neognathae (the sister clade to Palaeognathae), the insertion of the pronator superficialis has a greater distal extent than the pronator profundus, although most other anatomical observations are broadly consistent with the conditions observed in extant neognaths. This work will help form a basis for future comparative studies of the avian musculoskeletal system, with implications for reconstructing the flight apparatus of ancestral crown birds and clarifying musculoskeletal modifications underlying the convergent origins of ratite flightlessness.

Medienart:	E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Erschienen:	2023

Enthalten in:	Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:243
Enthalten in:	Journal of anatomy - 243(2023), 5 vom: 09. Nov., Seite 729-757

Sprache:	Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:	Widrig, Klara E [VerfasserIn] Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan S [VerfasserIn] Field, Daniel J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:	DiceCT Flight Flightlessness Journal Article Muscles Palaeognathae Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Soft tissue reconstruction Tinamidae

Anmerkungen:	Date Completed 03.11.2023 Date Revised 14.11.2023 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:	10.1111/joa.13919

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PPN (Katalog-ID):	NLM358596483