A first glimpse at the influence of body mass in the morphological integration of the limb long bones: an investigation in modern rhinoceroses.

Mallet, Christophe; Billet, Guillaume; Houssaye, Alexandra; Cornette, Raphaël

Mallet, Christophe; Billet, Guillaume; Houssaye, Alexandra; Cornette, Raphaël.

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Mallet C; Mécanismes adaptatifs et évolution (MECADEV), UMR 7179, MNHN, CNRS, Paris, France.
Billet G; Centre de Recherche en Paléontologie - Paris (CR2P), UMR CNRS 7207, MNHN, CNRS, France.
Houssaye A; Mécanismes adaptatifs et évolution (MECADEV), UMR 7179, MNHN, CNRS, Paris, France.
Cornette R; Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), UMR 7205, MNHN, CNRS, SU, EPHE, UA, Paris, France.

J Anat ; 237(4): 704-726, 2020 10.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32519813

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Biological Evolution; Body Weight/physiology; Bone and Bones/anatomy & histology; Forelimb/anatomy & histology; Hindlimb/anatomy & histology; Perissodactyla/anatomy & histology; Animals; Bone and Bones/physiology; Forelimb/physiology; Hindlimb/physiology; Perissodactyla/physiology

Key words

Rhinocerotidae; appendicular skeleton; body mass; functional morphology; geometric morphometrics; locomotion; morphological integration

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Perissodactyla / Body Weight / Bone and Bones / Biological Evolution / Forelimb / Hindlimb Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Anat Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: France

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