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The structure of the cushions in the feet of African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

The uniquely designed limbs of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana, support the weight of the largest terrestrial animal. Besides other morphological peculiarities, the feet are equipped with large subcutaneous cushions which play an important role in distributing forces during weight bearing a...

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Autores principales: Weissengruber, G E, Egger, G F, Hutchinson, J R, Groenewald, H B, Elsässer, L, Famini, D, Forstenpointner, G
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Blackwell Science Inc 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2048995/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17118065
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00648.x
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