A NEW SPECIMEN OF THE EARLY CRETACEOUS BIRD HONGSHANORNIS LONGICRESTA: INSIGHTS INTO THE AERODYNAMICS AND DIET OF A BASAL ORNITHUROMORPH

A new specimen of the Early Cretaceous bird Hongshanornis longicresta: insights into the aerodynamics and diet of a basal ornithuromorph

The discovery of Hongshanornis longicresta, a small ornithuromorph bird with unusually long hindlimb proportions, was followed by the discovery of two closely related species, Longicrusavis houi and Parahongshanornis chaoyangensis.Together forming the Hongshanornithidae, these species reveal important information about the early diversity and morph

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The Role of Phonological, Auditory Sensory and Cognitive Skills on Word Reading Acquisition: A Cross-Linguistic Study

Despite considerable evidence regarding the influence of orthography on reading processing, the impact of orthographic depth on reading predictors Tampons remains unclear.In addition, it also remains unknown the role of the orthography in the influence of auditory temporal processing and attention skills on word reading skills.The current study inv

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Small non-flying mammals from conserved and altered areas of Atlantic Forest and Cerrado: comments on their potencial use for monitoring environment

Two Atlantic Forests and two Cerrado areas in XL Twin Mattress Brazil were sampled for non-flying small mammal fauna.In each biome one area with altered and another with almost unaltered vegetation (national parks), were chosen to investigate these fauna.Species richness of Atlantic Forest and Cerrado was comparable in the conserved as well as in t

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