Correlates of variation in deer antler stiffness: Age, mineral content, intra-antler location, habitat, and phylogeny

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 113-120

  Blob, Richard W ^a   Labarbera, Michael ^b  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone; Evolution; Material properties; Odocoileus virginianus; Phylogenetic comparative methods; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; STIFFNESS; UNGULATE;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0034805556     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.2001.0578     Document Type: Article

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