Do drastic weather effects on diet influence changes in chemical composition, mechanical properties and structure in deer antlers?

Bone

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 815-825

  Landete Castillejos, T ^a,b   Currey, J D ^c   Estevez, J A ^a,b   Fierro, Y ^d   Calatayud, A ^b   Ceacero, F ^b   Garcia, A J ^a,b   Gallego, L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d Yolfi Properties SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antler; Impact; Mechanical; Mineral; Nutrition; Strength; Weather; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

BORON; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; BONE MINERAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; DIETARY INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FORCE; HORN; INCIDENCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; THICKNESS; TISSUE STRUCTURE; WINTER; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; ANTLERS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; DEER; DIET; FRACTURES, BONE; MANGANESE; PLANTS; RAIN; SEASONS; SILICON; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 77956396350     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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