Anatomy and histochemistry of hindlimb f
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Joshua C. McFarland; Ron A. Meyers
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Birds utilize one of two hindlimb postures during flight: an extended posture (with the hip and knee joints flexed, while the ankle joint is extended caudally) or a flexed posture (with the hip, knee, and ankle joints flexed beneath the body). American Avocets (__Recurvirostra americana