Shape differences in the cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae in rats (Rattus norvegicus) and bats (Pteropus poiocephalus): can we see shape patterns derived from position in column and species membership?
Dr. Johnson et al., Shape differences in the cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae in rats (Rattus norvegicus) and bats (Pteropus poiocephalus): can we see shape patterns derived from position in column and species membership?, J ANAT, 194, 1999, pp. 249-253
The shapes of cervical (C1-C7) and upper thoracic (T1, T2) vertebrae from t
he rat and the grey-headed flying fox have been analysed by Fourier analysi
s to investigate the types of variation present and to try to isolate bones
according to position along the vertebral column and species. It was found
that the T2 vertebrae of the rat are very different from all others in the
study, that C2 and C6 vertebrae are very similar and that the remaining ve
rtebrae split according to species.