Bone histological correlates of soaring and high-frequency flapping flight in the furculae of birds.
Bone histological correlates of soaring and high-frequency flapping flight in the furculae of birds.
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鸟类分叉翱翔和高频扑动飞行的骨组织学相关性
DOI:
10.1016/j.zool.2017.03.004
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发表时间:
2017
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影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
J. Cubo
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作者:
Mitchell;L. J. Legendre;C. Lefèvre;J. Cubo
The furcula is a specialized bone in birds involved in flight function. Its morphology has been shown to reflect different flight styles from soaring/gliding birds, subaqueous flight to high-frequency flapping flyers. The strain experienced by furculae can vary depending on flight type. Bone remodeling is a response to damage incurred from different strain magnitudes and types. In this study, we tested whether a bone microstructural feature, namely Haversian bone density, differs in birds with different flight styles, and reassessed previous work using phylogenetic comparative methods that assume an evolutionary model with additional taxa. We show that soaring birds have higher Haversian bone densities than birds with a flapping style of flight. This result is probably linked to the fact that the furculae of soaring birds provide less protraction force and more depression force than furculae of birds showing other kinds of flight. The whole bone area is another explanatory factor, which confirms the fact that size is an important consideration in Haversian bone development. All birds, however, display Haversian bone development in their furculae, and other factors like age could be affecting the response of Haversian bone development.
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影响因子:
2.6
作者:
T. Garland;P. Midford;A. Ives
通讯作者:
T. Garland;P. Midford;A. Ives
影响因子:
4.1
作者:
MORI, S;BURR, DB
通讯作者:
BURR, DB
DOI:
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发表时间:
--
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影响因子:
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作者:
J. S. Foote;A. Hrdlička
通讯作者:
A. Hrdlička
DOI:
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发表时间:
1951
期刊:
The Anatomical Record
影响因子:
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作者:
Waldemar Meister
通讯作者:
Waldemar Meister
影响因子:
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作者:
ASCENZI, A;BONUCCI, E
通讯作者:
BONUCCI, E