Cetaceans Humerus Radiodensity by CT: A Useful Technique Differentiating between Species, Ecophysiology, and Age
Cetaceans are mammals that underwent a series of evolutionary adaptations to live in the aquatic environment, including morphological modifications of various anatomical structures of the skeleton and their bone mineral density (BMD); there are few studies on the latter. BMD is related to the radiod...
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ftunivchietiiris:oai:ricerca.unich.it:11564/797171 2024-04-21T08:12:21+00:00 Cetaceans Humerus Radiodensity by CT: A Useful Technique Differentiating between Species, Ecophysiology, and Age Francesco Maria Achille Consoli Yara Bernaldo de Quirós Manuel Arbelo Stefania Fulle Marco Marchisio Mario Encinoso Antonio Fernandez and Miguel A. Rivero Consoli, FRANCESCO MARIA ACHILLE Bernaldo de Quirós, Yara Arbelo, Manuel Fulle, Stefania Marchisio, Marco Encinoso, Mario Rivero, Antonio Fernandez and Miguel A. 2022 ELETTRONICO https://hdl.handle.net/11564/797171 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12141793 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1793 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/35883340 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000833186700001 volume:12 issue:14 firstpage:1793 journal:ANIMALS https://hdl.handle.net/11564/797171 doi:10.3390/ani12141793 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85136192649 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1793 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess bone computed tomography radiodensity cetaceans info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2022 ftunivchietiiris https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12141793 2024-03-25T01:26:38Z Cetaceans are mammals that underwent a series of evolutionary adaptations to live in the aquatic environment, including morphological modifications of various anatomical structures of the skeleton and their bone mineral density (BMD); there are few studies on the latter. BMD is related to the radiodensity measured through computed tomography (CT) in Hounsfield units (HU). This work aimed to test and validate the usefulness of studying humeral bone radiodensity by CT of two cetacean species (the Atlantic spotted dolphin and the pygmy sperm whale) with different swimming and diving habits. The radiodensity was analysed at certain levels following a new protocol based on a review of previous studies. Humeral radiodensity values were related to four aspects: species, diving behaviour, swimming activity level, and age. We observed that the consistent differences in the radiodensity of the cortical bone of the distal epiphysis between animals of different life-history categories suggest that this bone portion could be particularly useful for future ontogenetic studies. Hence, this technique may be helpful in studying and comparing species with different ecophysiologies, particularly distinguishing between swimming and diving habits. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sperm whale ARUd'A - Archivio Istituzionale della ricerca dell'università Chieti-Pescara (IRIS) Animals 12 14 1793 |
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Cetaceans are mammals that underwent a series of evolutionary adaptations to live in the aquatic environment, including morphological modifications of various anatomical structures of the skeleton and their bone mineral density (BMD); there are few studies on the latter. BMD is related to the radiodensity measured through computed tomography (CT) in Hounsfield units (HU). This work aimed to test and validate the usefulness of studying humeral bone radiodensity by CT of two cetacean species (the Atlantic spotted dolphin and the pygmy sperm whale) with different swimming and diving habits. The radiodensity was analysed at certain levels following a new protocol based on a review of previous studies. Humeral radiodensity values were related to four aspects: species, diving behaviour, swimming activity level, and age. We observed that the consistent differences in the radiodensity of the cortical bone of the distal epiphysis between animals of different life-history categories suggest that this bone portion could be particularly useful for future ontogenetic studies. Hence, this technique may be helpful in studying and comparing species with different ecophysiologies, particularly distinguishing between swimming and diving habits. |
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Consoli, FRANCESCO MARIA ACHILLE Bernaldo de Quirós, Yara Arbelo, Manuel Fulle, Stefania Marchisio, Marco Encinoso, Mario Rivero, Antonio Fernandez and Miguel A. |
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Francesco Maria Achille Consoli Yara Bernaldo de Quirós Manuel Arbelo Stefania Fulle Marco Marchisio Mario Encinoso Antonio Fernandez and Miguel A. Rivero |
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Francesco Maria Achille Consoli Yara Bernaldo de Quirós Manuel Arbelo Stefania Fulle Marco Marchisio Mario Encinoso Antonio Fernandez and Miguel A. Rivero |
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Cetaceans Humerus Radiodensity by CT: A Useful Technique Differentiating between Species, Ecophysiology, and Age |
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Cetaceans Humerus Radiodensity by CT: A Useful Technique Differentiating between Species, Ecophysiology, and Age |
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Cetaceans Humerus Radiodensity by CT: A Useful Technique Differentiating between Species, Ecophysiology, and Age |
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Cetaceans Humerus Radiodensity by CT: A Useful Technique Differentiating between Species, Ecophysiology, and Age |
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Cetaceans Humerus Radiodensity by CT: A Useful Technique Differentiating between Species, Ecophysiology, and Age |
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cetaceans humerus radiodensity by ct: a useful technique differentiating between species, ecophysiology, and age |
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