Mandibular Shape Variation, Allometry and Modularity in Adult Mesocephalic Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): Insights into Morphological Integration and Animal Anatomy [PDF]
AnimalsThe mandible of domestic dogs represents a key structure in veterinary anatomy. This study tested the hypothesis that mandibular shape variation in adult mesocephalic dogs follows a non-random modular pattern with limited allometric influence. A total of
Resef Contreras, Paulo Salinas
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The extent of the hip bone sexual dimorphism in two Italian coeval modern skeletal samples [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe rate of sexual dimorphism in the human hip bone is primarily due to the structural demands of childbirth. Genetic, environmental, and socio-cultural factors can also influence pelvic shape variations across populations.
Rita Sorrentino +4 more
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Bifid rib in bioarchaeological material on the example of new cases from Poland with literature review and proposal of classification [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe anomaly known as a bifid rib is difficult to quantify in bioarchaeological collections not only because of its rarity in the population itself (less than 1.5%), but also because of vulnerability to postmortem damage of this part of the skeleton as ...
Joanna Mietlińska-Sauter +4 more
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Osteological complexes of the Bronze to Iron Age transitional period, and the Early Iron Age, in the hillfort of Maray 1 (Ishim River region) [PDF]
Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2020 The article deals with osteological complexes of the Maray 1 hillfort located in the forest-steppe area of the Ishim River region. The research materials were obtained from the excavations carried out in 2010 and 2019.
Tsembalyuk S.I. +2 more
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Yuriy Prozhyga, a collector of zoological collections
Novitates Theriologicae, 2023 An essay about a researcher who made a significant contribution to the formation of zoological collections and faunal research in Zhytomyr and Kyiv zoological centres.
Igor Zagorodniuk, Mykola Veselsky
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Investigating Animal Remains in Estonia
Archaeologia Lituana, 2020 In Estonia, faunal remains have been an important part of archaeological material since the 19th century. During the 20th century, the interest in faunal history was rather volatile, but gained some stability during the 1990s.
Lembi Lõugas, Eve Rannamäe
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Le conservatoire Virt.Os (Virtothèque ostéologique) de Bordeaux
Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie, 2020 The VIRT.OS project, funded by the Aquitaine Regional Council, has permitted the creation of a virtual bone library. Its purpose is to assist disciplines concerned with osteological studies such as biological anthropology, archaeozoology, paleontology ...
Hélène Coqueugniot +3 more
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Volodymyr Sulyk, an expert in the fauna of the Donets floodplain, a collector and taxidermist
Novitates Theriologicae, 2023 An essay about an experienced naturalist who studied the nature of Luhansk Oblast in general and the surroundings of Luhansk, including the Prydintsivska floodplain protected area, which is part of the Luhansk Nature Reserve.
Igor Zagorodniuk
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Reassessment of the evidence for postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in Triassic archosaurs, and the early evolution of the avian respiratory system. [PDF]
, 2012 Uniquely among extant vertebrates, birds possess complex respiratory systems characterised by the combination of small, rigid lungs, extensive pulmonary air sacs that possess diverticula that invade (pneumatise) the postcranial skeleton, unidirectional ...
Barrett, Paul M. +2 more
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Osteological Materials from Ufa-2 Hillfort: Investigations of 2013 and 2016 Revisited
Oriental Studies, 2020 t. Goals. The article discusses results of studies that dealt with osteological collections obtained during excavations at Ufa-2 hillfort in 2013 and 2016.
Aleksey A. Romanov
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