Shape differences in the cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae in rats (Rattus norvegicus) and bats (Pteropus poiocephalus): Can we see shape patterns derived from position in column and species membership?

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-253

  Johnson, D R ^b   McAndrew, T J ^c   Oguz, Özkan ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Canonical analysis; Fourier analysis; Shape difference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; CERVICAL SPINE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHIROPTERA; FOURIER ANALYSIS; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS; PTEROPUS POLIOCEPHALUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032961704     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878298004634     Document Type: Article

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