Project Gutenberg 2010-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 163 Merz, Robert L. 64063132 Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves" by Robert L. Merz is a scientific publication written in the early 1960s. The book focuses on the anatomical study of the jaw musculature in two species of doves, the Mourning Dove ("Zenaidura macroura") and the White-winged Dove ("Zenaida asiatica"). It aims to contribute to the understanding of the evolutionary relationships between these species by analyzing their musculature and cranial structures. The publication provides a detailed examination of the jaw muscles of the selected doves, comparing their anatomical structures and functions. Merz dissects and measures specimens to highlight similarities and differences in jaw musculature that may indicate evolutionary relationships. The findings reveal that while there are slight variations, especially in the size of certain muscles like the "M. pseudotemporalis profundus", both species exhibit a general homogeneity in their anatomical features. The study also suggests that the differences in jaw musculature may correlate to differences in feeding habits, such as the White-winged Dove's adaptation for nectar-feeding, hinting at deeper evolutionary connections between the genera. This work concludes by advocating for the potential reclassification of the Mourning Dove within the genus "Zenaida", based on the anatomical and functional similarities identified. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Mourning dove White-winged dove Birds -- Anatomy QH Text Animal Animals-Wild-Birds Category: Science - Biology 96500 2025-08-13T07:15:10.777203 text/html 92506 2021-01-06T11:40:20 text/html 1085971 2025-08-13T07:15:19.266160 application/epub+zip 1085449 2025-08-13T07:15:15.334264 application/epub+zip 95385 2025-08-13T07:15:13.109193 application/epub+zip 1350149 2025-08-13T07:15:21.267167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1333912 2025-08-13T07:15:17.446214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106502 2022-09-14T15:59:41.288980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75942 2025-08-13T07:15:10.400221 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75762 2021-01-06T11:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75757 2021-01-06T11:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20537 2025-08-13T07:15:21.431143 application/rdf+xml 21976 2025-08-13T07:15:13.648195 image/jpeg 4368 2025-08-13T07:15:13.361182 image/jpeg 25674 2021-01-06T11:40:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 982073 2021-01-06T11:40:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 25657 2021-01-06T11:40:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1085033 2025-08-13T07:15:10.813211 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog