Blog du projet Avineck
Recent events!
In our publication (Böhmer et al. 2019 Royal Society Open Science), we analyzed more than 100 extant bird taxa in order to provide new insights into the evolution of the vertebral formulae and the scaling relationships between skeletal dimensions and body size. 
Undergraduate students wishing to conduct research within the ANR-funded project Avineck can apply for a limited number of posts.
Meeting with our collaborators working in the SUBATECH research unit at the IMT Atlantique in Nantes.
On recent advances & future prospectives: 3rd meeting of the interdisciplinary Avineck research group in Paris on October 10, 2017.
The interdisciplinary team of researchers will come together for a 2nd meeting in Nantes on June 23, 2017.
Meeting with our collaborators (specialized in ecology) working at the irstea - National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture in Nogent surf Vernisson.
The objective of the Avineck project is to quantify and understand the relationship between the anatomy of the bird neck, its mechanical properties and function. Therefore, the performance of selected avian species is measured.
In order to be able to climb safely in trees and to take measurements in great heights, members of the Avineck project sucessfully participated in a climbing course.
Avineck is a highly interdisciplinary project and involves a number of collaborators.
Exciting news! 