2021-01-14Zeitschriftenartikel
Pushing the boundary? Testing the “functional elongation hypothesis” of the giraffe's neck
Müller, Marilena A.; Merten, Luisa J. F.; Böhmer, Christine; Nyakatura, John
Although giraffes maintain the usual mammalian cervical number of seven vertebrae, their first thoracic vertebra (T1) exhibits aberrant anatomy and has been hypothesized to functionally elongate the neck. We test this ...