Analysis of morphological parameters of vertebrae in domestic geese and ducks
The vertebral morphological characteristics of domestic geese and domestic ducks are very similar. With the increase of vertebral length (CL), the fluctuation range of vertebral width (ZW) gradually increases, and the fluctuation trend of vertebral width (ZW) of goose and duck neck is basically the same. The overall changes of the goose cervical CL values were smaller as compared to the duck cervical spine. Furthermore, although geese and ducks differ in cervical spine numbers, both showed functional zoning similar to other birds.
Authors
- Zhihui Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4791-2862)
- Kailong Zhou
- Xinming Jiang
- Dongyan Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8844-8579)
- Lei Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7843-0276)
- Luquan Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1102-8482)
- Jiajia Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0324-1817)
- Zheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7917-7057)
Institutions
- Jilin University (CN)
- Jilin Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1531363
- Primary Topic
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China