Vertebral microanatomy in squamates: Structure, growth and ecological correlates

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 217, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 715-727

  Houssaye, Alexandra ^a   Mazurier, Arnaud ^b   Herrel, Anthony ^a   Volpato, Virginie ^c   Tafforeau, Paul ^d   Boistel, Renaud ^a,d   De Buffrénil, Vivian ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Etudes Recherches Materiaux   (France)

^c SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

Ecology; Growth; Histology; Microanatomy; Squamates; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE REMODELING; BONE TISSUE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; HABITAT; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PERIOSTEUM; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SQUAMATE; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; SPINE; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 78349300235     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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