X-ray films

Film 3: Lateral x-ray positive cineradiographic movie of breathing in a juvenile emu, showing the elliptical motion of sternum. Note that whole body craniocaudal displacement does contribute to the short axis of the elliptical trajectory of the sternum in several breaths.

This film was published as supplementary information with:

Claessens, L.P.A.M. [early online view, 2008]. The skeletal kinematics of lung ventilation in three basal bird taxa (emu, tinamou, and guinea fowl). Journal of Experimental Zoology A.

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