Phenotypic plasticity and function of the hard palate in growing rabbits

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-284

  Menegaz, Rachel A ^a   Sublett, Samantha V ^b   Figueroa, Said D ^b   Hoffmann, Timothy J ^a,b   Ravosa, Matthew J ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary properties; Mammals; Masticatory stresses loads; microCT; Ontogeny; Rabbit; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; DIET; EVOLUTION; MODELS, ANIMAL; OSTEOGENESIS; PALATE, HARD; PHENOTYPE; RABBITS; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PARANTHROPUS;

EID: 59949085949     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20840     Document Type: Article

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