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Laminar bone as an adaptation to torsional loads in flapping flight
Author(s) -
De Margerie Emmanuel
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1469-7580
pISSN - 0021-8782
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2002.00118.x
Subject(s) - flapping , adaptation (eye) , anatomy , laminar flow , wing , biology , structural engineering , mechanics , physics , engineering , neuroscience
Using a new histometric method, the orientation of primary osteons was measured in the main long bones of adult mallards ( Anas platyrhynchos ). In the light of previous biomechanical and ontogenetic studies, a functional hypothesis is proposed, explaining the histological differences observed between long bones; laminar bone tissue, mainly found in the wing bones, may be a biomechanical adaptation to torsional loads caused by flapping flight.