Apparent density patterns in subchondral bone of the sloth and anteater forelimb

Biology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 486-489

  Patel, Biren A ^a   Carlson, Kristian J ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional morphology; Quadrupedal; Radius; Suspensory; Wrist

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ANTEATER; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORELIMB; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SLOTH; WEIGHT BEARING; WRIST;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MYRMECOPHAGIDAE; PRIMATES; SLOTHS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 51549115917     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0297     Document Type: Article

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