Sutural loosening and skeletal flexibility during growth: Determination of drop-like shapes in sea urchins

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1488, 2002, Pages 215-220

  Johnson, Amy S ^a   Ellers, Olaf ^a   Lemire, Jim ^a   Minor, Melissa ^a   Leddy, Holly A ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Collagen; Growth; Ligaments; Morphospace; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY GROWTH; FORCE; LIGAMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SKELETON; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; LIGAMENTS; MORPHOGENESIS; PLIABILITY; SEA URCHINS;

ECHINOIDEA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS FRANCISCANUS;

EID: 53149106293     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1881     Document Type: Article

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