Morphology of the antebrachial musculature of the American kestrel, Falco sparverius (aves).
The antebrachial musculature of the American kestrel (Falco sparverius) is described. This fills a gap in the avian morphology literature, and provides a reference for future comparative, functional and systematic studies. A table of synonyms-homologs is provided for each muscle as a reference frame for over 100 years of avian anatomical literature.
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Section of Population Biology, Morphology, and Genetics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006811:Humerus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009144:Museums; D011884:Radius / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014457:Ulna / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014481:United States; D014921:Wings, Animal