In regard to the query on bird forarms, the work of Rixk Vazquez is a
good place to begin. Two recent papers are:
J. Morph. 211:259-268 (1992) and
Zoomorphology 114:59-71 (1994).
Cheers,
Alan
Brush@uconnvm.uconn.edu University of Connecticut
Physiology & Neurobiology