Functional specialization and ontogenetic scaling of limb anatomy inAlligator mississippiensis
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Functional specialization and ontogenetic scaling of limb anatomy in Alligator mississippiensis.
Crocodylians exhibit a fascinating diversity of terrestrial gaits and limb motions that remain poorly described and are of great importance to understanding their natural history and evolution. Their musculoskeletal anatomy is pivotal to this diversity and yet only qualitative studies of muscle-tendon unit anatomy exist. The relative masses and internal architecture (fascicle lengths and physio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Anatomy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0021-8782,1469-7580
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01202.x