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16456161

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of macroscopic bone anomalies in the appendicular skeleton of wild rodents and, particularly, fossorial species is not well known. We examined 8,257 bones corresponding to 564 collection specimens (249 males and 315 females) of a fossorial form of water vole (Arvicola terrestris monticola). Animals were obtained monthly from July 1983 to December 1984 in the Aran Valley (Pyrenees). Most macroscopic anomalies were healed fractures or exostoses. The prevalence of anomalies was not significantly different between males and females but was clearly higher in adults than in juveniles and subadults. The frequency of alterations in the thoracic limb long bones was significantly higher than that in the pelvic counterparts. Aggressive intraspecific interactions and biomechanical factors related to burrowing may be associated with these differences. In females, remodeling of the innominate shape because of pregnancy and parturition could enhance fractures and exostoses in this structure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0090-3558
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
728-34
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of anomalies in the appendicular skeleton of a fossorial rodent population.
pubmed:affiliation
Departament de Biologia Animal, Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193-Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain. jacint.ventura.queija@uab.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article