Biomechanical significance of cross-sectional geometry of avian long bones

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-28

  Cubo, J ^a   Casinos, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Birds; Cross section; Geometry; Long bones

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; BODY MASS; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR; FOWL; GEOMETRY; HEEL; HUMERUS; LEG; LONG BONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT; TIBIA; TISSUE SECTION; ULNA; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; BONE AND BONES; FEMUR; HUMERUS; RADIUS; ULNA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0031888089     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.36.1.19.9029     Document Type: Article

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