ArticleThe Journal of experimental biology2019
Experimental evidence that physical activity affects the multivariate associations among muscle attachments (entheses).
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- Introducing "Validated entheses-Based reconstruction of activity 2.0" (VERA 2.0): Semi-automated 3D analysis of bone surface changes.PloS one · 2025Article
- Variation and covariation of external shape and cross-sectional geometry in the human metacarpus.American journal of biological anthropology · 2024Article
- Reconstructing patterns of domestication in reindeer using 3D muscle attachment areas.Archaeological and anthropological sciences · 2024Article
- Effects of selective breeding for voluntary exercise, chronic exercise, and their interaction on muscle attachment site morphology in house mice.Journal of anatomy · 2022Article
- Biomechanics of the human thumb and the evolution of dexterity.Current biology : CB · 2021Article
- Evolutionary development of the Homo antecessor scapulae (Gran Dolina site, Atapuerca) suggests a modern-like development for Lower Pleistocene Homo.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Investigating the impact of captivity and domestication on limb bone cortical morphology: an experimental approach using a wild boar model.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Elevated activity levels do not influence extrinsic fiber attachment morphology on the surface of muscle-attachment sites.Journal of anatomy · 2020Article
- Experimental evidence that physical activity affects the multivariate associations among muscle attachments (entheses).The Journal of experimental biology · 2019Article
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Abstract
The morphology of entheses (muscle/tendon attachment sites) on bones is routinely used in paleontological and bioarcheological studies to infer the physical activity patterns of ancient vertebrate species including hominins. However, such inferences have often been disputed owing to limitations of the quantitative methods commonly employed and a lack of experimental evidence demonstrating direct effects of physical activity on entheseal morphology. Recently, we introduced a new and improved method of quantifying and analyzing entheseal morphology that involves repeatable three-dimensional measurements combined with multivariate statistics focused on associations among multiple entheses. Here, to assess the validity of our method for investigating variation in entheseal morphology related to physical activity patterns, we analyzed femora of growing turkeys that were experimentally exercised for 10 weeks on either an inclined or declined treadmill or served as controls (
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