3D Morphometric and Posture Study of Felid Scapulae Using Statistical Shape Modelling

We present a three dimensional (3D) morphometric modelling study of the scapulae of Felidae, with a focus on the correlations between forelimb postures and extracted scapular shape variations. Our shape modelling results indicate that the scapular infraspinous fossa becomes larger and relatively bro...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Kai Yu, Wiktorowicz-Conroy, Alexis, Hutchinson, John R., Doube, Michael, Klosowski, Michal, Shefelbine, Sandra J., Bull, Anthony M. J.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3324489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22509335
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034619
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author Zhang, Kai Yu
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Hutchinson, John R.
Doube, Michael
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Bull, Anthony M. J.
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Doube, Michael
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description We present a three dimensional (3D) morphometric modelling study of the scapulae of Felidae, with a focus on the correlations between forelimb postures and extracted scapular shape variations. Our shape modelling results indicate that the scapular infraspinous fossa becomes larger and relatively broader along the craniocaudal axis in larger felids. We infer that this enlargement of the scapular fossa may be a size-related specialization for postural support of the shoulder joint.
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spelling pubmed-33244892012-04-16 3D Morphometric and Posture Study of Felid Scapulae Using Statistical Shape Modelling Zhang, Kai Yu Wiktorowicz-Conroy, Alexis Hutchinson, John R. Doube, Michael Klosowski, Michal Shefelbine, Sandra J. Bull, Anthony M. J. PLoS One Research Article We present a three dimensional (3D) morphometric modelling study of the scapulae of Felidae, with a focus on the correlations between forelimb postures and extracted scapular shape variations. Our shape modelling results indicate that the scapular infraspinous fossa becomes larger and relatively broader along the craniocaudal axis in larger felids. We infer that this enlargement of the scapular fossa may be a size-related specialization for postural support of the shoulder joint. Public Library of Science 2012-04-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3324489/ /pubmed/22509335 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034619 Text en Zhang et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
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Bull, Anthony M. J.
3D Morphometric and Posture Study of Felid Scapulae Using Statistical Shape Modelling
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