Standen thought that she would try raising bichirs on land.
Standen 认为她会尝试在陆地上饲养比奇鸟。
自然杂志:动物学
Standen's bichirs grew up in a decidedly damp but totally terrestrial environment.
Standen 的双颊鸟生长在一个绝对潮湿但完全是陆地的环境中。
自然杂志:动物学
She and her team set up some high-speed cameras, placed the bichirs on a stage and let them go.
她和她的团队设置了一些高速摄影机,将比奇鸟放在舞台上,然后让它们离开。
自然杂志:动物学
This suggests that bichirs have the ability to modify their behaviour in response to their environment, a concept called plasticity.
这表明双子星有能力根据环境改变自己的行为,这一概念称为可塑性。
自然杂志:动物学
When Standen examined the skeletons of her land-living bichirs, she found that their muscles and bones had changed as they adapted to walking.
当斯坦登检查她生活在陆地上的比奇鸟的骨骼时,她发现它们的肌肉和骨骼在适应行走时发生了变化。
自然杂志:动物学
They compared their walking abilities with those of bichirs raised more traditionally, you know, in water, and they saw some differences – subtle but distinct.