Earliest giant panda false thumb suggests conflicting demands for locomotion and feeding

Of the many peculiarities that enable the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a member of the order Carnivora, to adapt to life as a dedicated bamboo feeder, its extra “thumb” is arguably the most celebrated yet enigmatic. In addition to the normal five digits in the hands of most mammals, the gia...

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Autores principales: Wang, Xiaoming, Su, Denise F., Jablonski, Nina G., Ji, Xueping, Kelley, Jay, Flynn, Lawrence J., Deng, Tao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9246853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35773284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13402-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9246853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35773284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13402-y

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