Navigating the window: structural bottlenecks in avian craniofacial integration revealed by the ontogenetic patterning of shape variance
Background: Successful palatal morphogenesis requires the precise spatiotemporal choreography of independent facial prominences. Our previous macroevolutionary analyses identified a convergence in amniote facial growth at primary palatal fusion, associated with reduced shape variability. We hypothesize that this constraint operates within individual species, representing a shared structural…
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