Comparative functional anatomy of hindlimb muscles and bones with reference to aquatic adaptation of the sea otter

Although the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a complete aquatic species, spending its entire life in the ocean, it has been considered morphologically to be a semi-aquatic animal. This study aimed to clarify the unique hindlimb morphology and functional adaptations of E. lutris in comparison to other...

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Autores principales: MORI, Kent, SUZUKI, Satoshi, KOYABU, Daisuke, KIMURA, Junpei, HAN, Sung-Yong, ENDO, Hideki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2015
Materias:
Wildlife Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25715875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.14-0534

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25715875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.14-0534

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