Bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae)

Bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae)

In Brazil, there are two species of tapirs, the largest land mammals in Brazil, which belong to the order Perissodactyla, as do horses. Our aim was to describe the bone and muscular anatomy of the forearm and hand in T. terrestris and to propose adaptive functions. We used five anatomical specimens...

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Main Authors: Saulo Gonçalves Pereira, Andre Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Daniela Cristina Silva Borges, Priscilla Rosa Queiroz Ribeiro, Rogério Rodrigues de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2017-05-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Morphology
Muscles
Osteology
Tapir
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/46143

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