The enrichment of knowledge about the microstructure of brown bear compact bone tissue
Brown bear is a powerful, intelligent and robust beast that hides in the woods of Slovakia. Despite the bear’s intense environmental, geographical and behavior research, a detailed analysis of its bone microstructure is still absent. Therefore, our study aims to analyse the effect of age, sex and bo...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2022-12-01
|
| Series: | The European Zoological Journal |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2022.2068682 |
| _version_ | 1811307848573911040 |
|---|---|
| author | R. Babosová M. Zedda A. Belica M. Golej G. Chovancová M. Kalaš M. Vondráková |
| author_facet | R. Babosová M. Zedda A. Belica M. Golej G. Chovancová M. Kalaš M. Vondráková |
| author_sort | R. Babosová |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Brown bear is a powerful, intelligent and robust beast that hides in the woods of Slovakia. Despite the bear’s intense environmental, geographical and behavior research, a detailed analysis of its bone microstructure is still absent. Therefore, our study aims to analyse the effect of age, sex and body weight on bone parameters in compact bear bone. Qualitative histological observations of compact femoral bone show a high amount of dense Haversian bone tissue in brown bears confirming that this is a mammal with high locomotory capability. Only in 8–9 month old cub lack on the subperiosteal zone lines of arested growth. The histomorphometric analysis reported weak significant alternations in the sizes of Haversian canals. On the contrary, no significant differences in the osteons size were observed among groups. The correlation between osteon and Haversian canal diameters shows that all bears together have a little correlation (r = 0.284). In particular, the greater difference is between cub bears (r = 0.268) and all adult bears together (r = 0.394). Based on the results of our work, we can state that the different locomotor behavior could influence the differences between cubs and adults. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T09:12:40Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-d0b44bd4cdb242e28e8c5a87d1589040 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2475-0263 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T09:12:40Z |
| publishDate | 2022-12-01 |
| publisher | Taylor & Francis Group |
| record_format | Article |
| series | The European Zoological Journal |
| spelling | doaj.art-d0b44bd4cdb242e28e8c5a87d15890402022-12-22T02:52:51ZengTaylor & Francis GroupThe European Zoological Journal2475-02632022-12-0189161562410.1080/24750263.2022.2068682The enrichment of knowledge about the microstructure of brown bear compact bone tissueR. Babosová0M. Zedda1A. Belica2M. Golej3G. Chovancová4M. Kalaš5M. Vondráková6Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, SlovakiaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Zoology and Anthropology, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, SlovakiaEarth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SlovakiaTANAP State Forests, Vysoké Tatry – Tatranská Lomnica, SlovakiaAdministration of the Malá Fatra National Park, Varín, SlovakiaDepartment of Zoology and Anthropology, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, SlovakiaBrown bear is a powerful, intelligent and robust beast that hides in the woods of Slovakia. Despite the bear’s intense environmental, geographical and behavior research, a detailed analysis of its bone microstructure is still absent. Therefore, our study aims to analyse the effect of age, sex and body weight on bone parameters in compact bear bone. Qualitative histological observations of compact femoral bone show a high amount of dense Haversian bone tissue in brown bears confirming that this is a mammal with high locomotory capability. Only in 8–9 month old cub lack on the subperiosteal zone lines of arested growth. The histomorphometric analysis reported weak significant alternations in the sizes of Haversian canals. On the contrary, no significant differences in the osteons size were observed among groups. The correlation between osteon and Haversian canal diameters shows that all bears together have a little correlation (r = 0.284). In particular, the greater difference is between cub bears (r = 0.268) and all adult bears together (r = 0.394). Based on the results of our work, we can state that the different locomotor behavior could influence the differences between cubs and adults.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2022.2068682Brown bearcompact bonemicrostructurehistomorphometrylocomotion |
| spellingShingle | R. Babosová M. Zedda A. Belica M. Golej G. Chovancová M. Kalaš M. Vondráková The enrichment of knowledge about the microstructure of brown bear compact bone tissue The European Zoological Journal Brown bear compact bone microstructure histomorphometry locomotion |
| title | The enrichment of knowledge about the microstructure of brown bear compact bone tissue |
| title_full | The enrichment of knowledge about the microstructure of brown bear compact bone tissue |
| title_fullStr | The enrichment of knowledge about the microstructure of brown bear compact bone tissue |
| title_full_unstemmed | The enrichment of knowledge about the microstructure of brown bear compact bone tissue |
| title_short | The enrichment of knowledge about the microstructure of brown bear compact bone tissue |
| title_sort | enrichment of knowledge about the microstructure of brown bear compact bone tissue |
| topic | Brown bear compact bone microstructure histomorphometry locomotion |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2022.2068682 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT rbabosova theenrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT mzedda theenrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT abelica theenrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT mgolej theenrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT gchovancova theenrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT mkalas theenrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT mvondrakova theenrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT rbabosova enrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT mzedda enrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT abelica enrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT mgolej enrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT gchovancova enrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT mkalas enrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue AT mvondrakova enrichmentofknowledgeaboutthemicrostructureofbrownbearcompactbonetissue |