Inner architecture of vertebral centra in terrestrial and aquatic mammals: A two-dimensional comparative study

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 274, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 570-584

  Dumont, Maitena ^a   Laurin, Michel ^b   Jacques, Florian ^b   Pellé, Eric ^b   Dabin, Willy ^c   De Buffrénil, Vivian ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EISENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Ctr Rech sur les Mammiferes Marins   (France)

Author keywords

Architecture; Locomotion; Mammals; Vertebral centra

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY; SPINE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MAMMALS; PHYLOGENY; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; THERIA;

EID: 84875835255     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20122     Document Type: Article

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