Musculoskeletal networks reveal topological disparity in mammalian neck evolution

Musculoskeletal networks reveal topological disparity in mammalian neck evolution

Abstract Background The increase in locomotor and metabolic performance during mammalian evolution was accompanied by the limitation of the number of cervical vertebrae to only seven. In turn, nuchal muscles underwent a reorganization while forelimb muscles expanded into the neck region. As variatio...

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Main Authors: Patrick Arnold, Borja Esteve-Altava, Martin S. Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Anatomical network analysis
Network theory
Forelimb evolution
Mammalian cervical spine
Sloths
Meristic constraints
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-1101-1

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