Morphological diversity of the humerus of the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae)

Humeral variation associated with digging ability in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys was analyzed through 6 functionally significant indexes. The humerus of some extinct and living species was slightly more specialized than that of fossorial octodontoids †Actenomys and Octodon, whereas it was highl...

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Autores principales: Morgan, Cecilia Clara, Verzi, Diego Héctor
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2007
Materias:
Zoología
Ctenomyidae
Morphofunctional humeral diversity
Rodents
Scratch-digging adaptations
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/83136
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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language Inglés
topic Zoología
Ctenomyidae
Morphofunctional humeral diversity
Rodents
Scratch-digging adaptations
spellingShingle Zoología
Ctenomyidae
Morphofunctional humeral diversity
Rodents
Scratch-digging adaptations
Morgan, Cecilia Clara
Verzi, Diego Héctor
Morphological diversity of the humerus of the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae)
topic_facet Zoología
Ctenomyidae
Morphofunctional humeral diversity
Rodents
Scratch-digging adaptations
description Humeral variation associated with digging ability in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys was analyzed through 6 functionally significant indexes. The humerus of some extinct and living species was slightly more specialized than that of fossorial octodontoids †Actenomys and Octodon, whereas it was highly specialized in some living species. The constant occurrence of greater epicondyles suggests a hierarchical pattern in the acquisition of scratch-digging specializations. A possible relationship between humeral morphological diversity and environments is preliminarily discussed.
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author Morgan, Cecilia Clara
Verzi, Diego Héctor
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Verzi, Diego Héctor
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title Morphological diversity of the humerus of the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae)
title_short Morphological diversity of the humerus of the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae)
title_full Morphological diversity of the humerus of the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae)
title_fullStr Morphological diversity of the humerus of the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae)
title_full_unstemmed Morphological diversity of the humerus of the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae)
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url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/83136
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