Forelimb bone curvature in terrestrial and arboreal mammals
It has recently been proposed that the caudal curvature (concave caudal side) observed in the radioulna of terrestrial quadrupeds is an adaptation to the habitual action of the triceps muscle which causes cranial bending strains (compression on cranial side). The caudal curvature is proposed to be a...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-04-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/3229.pdf |