Adaptation in the vertebral column: a comparative study of patterns of metameric variation in seven species of small mammals

The pattern of variation of certain vertebral measurements along the vertebral column is known to differ in man and mouse. This paper investigates changes in this pattern in 7 species of small mammals and attempts to correlate them with locomotor adaptations and limb dimensions.

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of anatomy 1999-02, Vol.194 (2), p.207-214
Hauptverfasser:	KIDA, M. Y., JOHNSON, D. R., McANDREW, T. J., O'HIGGINS, P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological Animals Gerbillinae - anatomy & histology Humerus - anatomy & histology Locomotion Mammals - anatomy & histology Mice Muridae - anatomy & histology Osteology Rabbits Rats Sciuridae - anatomy & histology Shrews - anatomy & histology Spinal Canal - anatomy & histology spine Spine - anatomy & histology
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Zusammenfassung:	The pattern of variation of certain vertebral measurements along the vertebral column is known to differ in man and mouse. This paper investigates changes in this pattern in 7 species of small mammals and attempts to correlate them with locomotor adaptations and limb dimensions.
ISSN:	0002-9106 0021-8782 1553-0795 1469-7580
DOI:	10.1046/j.1469-7580.1999.19420207.x