| In December 2004, the Commission received information from South Africa indicating that the disease situation in ratite flocks had improved. |
| Like other ratite birds it will take to the water, and examples have been seen voluntarily swimming a wide river. |
| The ratite groups differ greatly in morphology and yet show remarkable similarities in palate and bill characters. |
| What aspect of the ratite genome accounts for the larger size relative to volant birds? |
| Ornithomimids were a distinctive group of theropod dinosaurs who show a good example of convergent evolution with the ratite birds, such as ostriches. |
| About 30 years ago, Joel Cracraft sketched out the central melodies of ratite evolution. |
