Air Sacs

The mammalian lung is a highly branched network in which the distal regions of the bronchial tree transform during development… (More)

In this paper, the acoustic-perceptual effects of air sacs are investigated. Using an adaptive hearing experiment, it is shown… (More)

Measurement of ground contact forces (GCFs) provides necessary information to detect human gait phases. In this paper, a new… (More)

Among extant tetrapods, pneumatic postcranial bones are only present in birds, and they are osteological correlates of the… (More)

BACKGROUND Living birds possess a unique heterogeneous pulmonary system composed of a rigid, dorsally-anchored lung and several… (More)

Birds are characterized by pneumatization of their skeletons by epithelial diverticula from larger, air-filled cavities. The… (More)

—The vertebrae of sauropod dinosaurs are characterized by complex architecture involving laminae, fossae, and internal chambers… (More)

The Drosophila adult has a complex tracheal system that forms during the pupal period. We have studied the derivation of part of… (More)

The see-through medaka is a vertebrate model with a transparent body in the adult stage, as well as during the embryonic stages… (More)

An accurate description of the number, location and relative position of the air sacs and their diverticula in the ostrich is… (More)