Bone microstructure and developmental plasticity in birds and other dinosaurs

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 232-246

  Starck, J Matthias ^a   Chinsamy, Anusuya ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bone histology; Cretaceous birds; Growth

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTURNIX; CYTOLOGY; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; COTURNIX; DINOSAURS; EVOLUTION; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHYLOGENY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TETRACYCLINE;

AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; DINOSAURIA; JAPONICA; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; SAUROPSIDA; SYNAPSIDA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 0036896456     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10029     Document Type: Article

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