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Growth and Variation in Fallow Deer (Dama dama L.) From Two Contrasting Habitats in Southern Britain

open access: yesActa Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We have compiled a unique data set on the age, sex, body weight and dimensions of over 500 European fallow deer from two contrasting areas of habitat in southern England: a high‐density managed parkland population and a lower‐density feral woodland one.
Adrian M. Lister, Norma G. Chapman
wiley   +1 more source

Morphometric and Paleobiological Insights Into Pleistocene Sicilian Wolf Populations

open access: yesActa Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Pleistocene wolves (Canis lupus) from Sicily represent one of the few known insular populations of this species from that time period. Despite their potential relevance for understanding carnivore adaptations in insular contexts, no dedicated study has previously investigated their morphology and evolutionary significance.
Domenico Tancredi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The expression of bilateral asymmetry in the hands and humeri: a methodological comparison

open access: yes, 2009
The population-level preference for the use of the right hand is one of the defining characteristics of Homo sapiens and as such, its evolutionary origins within the human genus remain a topic of interest.
Cashmore, Lisa Anne
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Pull-out strength of orthopaedic screws in polymethylmethacrylate filled medullary cavities of foal third metacarpal bones

open access: yes, 2004
SummaryThe purpose of this study was to determine the in vitro pull-out force and strength of 4.5-mm and 5.5-mm cortical screws inserted in the diaphysis of foal third metacarpal bones with and without polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) filling the medullary ...
G. A. Sod, M. S. Gill, G. S. Martin
core   +1 more source

A Simplified Method for Assessing Bone Age in Adolescents

open access: yesClinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To develop and evaluate a simplified method for skeletal age assessment in adolescents as a rapid alternative to the Greulich–Pyle (GP) method. Design Retrospective methodological study comparing the simplified method with the GP atlas, with duplicate readings by experienced and inexperienced raters.
Yehuda Limony   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age estimation through mineralization of the metacarpal bones by way of standard radiographes

open access: yes, 2017
A estimativa da idade humana constitui um dos estudos de grande importância nas perícias civis e criminais. No presente trabalho, procuramos estimar a idade pelo desenvolvimento e mineralização dos oito ossos do carpo, em 200 indivíduos brasileiros ...
Daruge, Eduardo   +5 more
core   +1 more source

An unusual presentation of osteochondrosis in the elbows and tarsi of a Friesian colt

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary This case report describes the clinical, diagnostic imaging results and post‐mortem findings in a foal that underwent reassessment following surgical management of angular limb deformities (ALD) and acute onset of gait abnormalities. Upon presentation, the foal showed an abnormal stiff gait characterised by bilateral medial limb collapse during
A. Torrent‐Crosa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Patient-Matched Entire First Metacarpal Prosthesis in Treatment of Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

open access: yesCase Reports in Orthopedics, 2017
Giant cell tumor of the bones occurring in the first metacarpals frequently requires entire metacarpal resection due to the aggressive nature and high rate of recurrence. Bone reconstruction can be performed with autogenous bone grafts.
Thipachart Punyaratabandhu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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