Comparative study of the mechanical properties, micro-structure, and composition of the cranial and beak bones of the great spotted woodpecker and the lark bird

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1036-1041

  Wang, LiZhen ^a   Zhang, HongQuan ^b   Fan, YuBo ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

composition; head; mechanical property; micro structure; woodpecker

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SKULL; SONGBIRD; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; BEAK; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; PASSERIFORMES; SKULL; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 83455211417     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-011-4242-2     Document Type: Article

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