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Astragalar Morphology of Selected Giraffidae
The artiodactyl astragalus has been modified to exhibit two trochleae, creating a double pullied structure allowing for significant dorso-plantar motion, and limited mediolateral motion. The astragalus structure is partly influenced by environmental substrates, and correspondingly, morphometric stud...
Autores principales: | Solounias, Nikos, Danowitz, Melinda |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27028515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151310 |
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