Functional and historical determinants of shape in the scapula of Xenarthran mammals: Evolution of a complex morphological structure

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-263

  Monteiro, Leandro R ^a,b   Abe, Augusto S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Comparative methods; Geometrics morphometrics; Scapula; Thin plate spline; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDENTATA; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; SCAPULA;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; SCAPULA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; XENARTHRA;

EID: 0033200092     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199909)241:3<251::AID-JMOR7>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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