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May 2014

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An interactive three-dimensional approach to anatomical description

The laughing kookaburra skull

May 1, 2014

An interactive three-dimensional approach to anatomical description

Anatomy is inherently three-dimensional, but traditional descriptions of anatomy use a combination of text and 2D images. In this paper, the authors present a detailed study of the cranial musculoskeletal anatomy of the Australian Laughing Kookaburra and show how 3D models (derived from CT scans) can be generated, manipulated and studied, to the greater benefit of researchers. This approach provides considerable advantages which can be applied to a wide range of taxa -

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May 22, 2014

Organic carbon inventories in natural and restored Ecuadorian mangrove forests

15 citations

1,704 downloads

4,942 views

Amanda G. DelVecchia, John F. Bruno, Larry Benninger, Marc Alperin, Ovik Banerjee, Juan de Dios Morales

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.388 PubMed 24883249

May 22, 2014

Coral-algae metabolism and diurnal changes in the CO₂-carbonate system of bulk sea water

39 citations

989 downloads