The phylogeny of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens): Evidence from the hindlimb

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 607-628

  Fisher, Rebecca E ^a,b   Adrian, Brent ^a   Elrod, Clay ^c   Hicks, Michelle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivore evolution; Hindlimb; Myology; Red panda

Indexed keywords

AILURIDAE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CADAVER; CARNIVORE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HALLUX; HINDLIMB; HIP; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCYONIDAE; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE;

AILURIDAE; ANIMALS; CHINA; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYLOGENY; TENDONS; THIGH;

AILURIDAE; AILURUS; AILURUS FULGENS; CANIDAE; MEPHITIDAE; MUSTELIDAE; PROCYON; PROCYONIDAE; URSIDAE;

EID: 55449108996     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00987.x     Document Type: Article

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