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The crouching of the shrew: Mechanical consequences of limb posture in small mammals
An important trend in the early evolution of mammals was the shift from a sprawling stance, whereby the legs are held in a more abducted position, to a parasagittal one, in which the legs extend more downward. After that transition, many mammals shifted from a crouching stance to a more upright one....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933088/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27413633 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2131 |