Functional morphology of the muscular sling at the pectoral girdle in tree sloths: Convergent morphological solutions to new functional demands?

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 360-374

  Nyakatura, John A ^a   Fischer, Martin S ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bradypus; Choloepus; Convergent evolution; Locomotion; Posture; Shoulder; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRADYPUS VARIEGATUS; CHOLOEPUS DIDACTYLUS; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; FORELIMB; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE FLAP; NONHUMAN; PECTORAL GIRDLE; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PLESIOMORPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SHOULDER MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOTH; TOPOGRAPHY; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; X RAY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; SHOULDER; SLOTHS;

BRADYPUS; BRADYPUS VARIEGATUS; CHOLOEPUS; CHOLOEPUS DIDACTYLUS; MAMMALIA; SLOTHS; XENARTHRA;

EID: 80955180953     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01394.x     Document Type: Article

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