Forelimb anatomy and the discrimination of the predatory behavior of carnivorous mammals: The thylacine as a case study

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 275, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1321-1338

  Janis, Christine M ^a   Figueirido, Borja ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Forelimb anatomy; Locomotion; Predatory behavior; Thylacine

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BONES OF THE ARM AND HAND; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FOSSIL; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNNING;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BONES OF UPPER EXTREMITY; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FOSSILS; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNNING;

EID: 84916882832     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20303     Document Type: Article

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