Lions & sea lions & bears, oh my: utilizing museum specimens to study the ossification sequence of carnivoran taxa

Lions & sea lions & bears, oh my: utilizing museum specimens to study the ossification sequence of carnivoran taxa

Abstract Background Mammalian skeletons are largely formed before birth. Heterochronic changes in skeletal formation can be investigated by comparing the order of ossification for different elements of the skeleton. Due to the challenge of collecting prenatal specimens in viviparous taxa, opportunis...

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Main Authors: Jonathan L. Sarasa, Alexander S. Okamoto, Mark A. Wright, Stephanie E. Pierce, Terence D. Capellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:BMC Zoology
Subjects:
Ossification
Skeleton
Carnivora
Micro-computed tomography
Prenatal
Museum specimens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-024-00201-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-024-00201-3

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