Human–animal–environment dynamics and formation of pastoralism in the southern Tibetan Plateau during the Middle–Late Holocene

Y Wang, Y Gao, Z Zhang, Z Gu, J Yang, Y Wang… - Quaternary …, 2023‏ - cambridge.org
In this paper, we apply standard zooarchaeological methods and novel osteological
approaches to analyse faunal remains from five Middle–Late Holocene sites in the southern …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of paratuberculosis in sheep and goats in southern Spain

D Jiménez-Martín, I García-Bocanegra… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Paratuberculosis is a worldwide, chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium
avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) that mainly affects ruminant species. This disease has …

Sorting the flock: Quantitative identification of sheep and goat from isolated third lower molars and mandibles through geometric morphometrics

M Jeanjean, A Haruda, L Salvagno, R Schafberg… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Sheep and goat are often herded together and show morphological similarities in their
skeleton. Being able to identify archaeological remains of these two taxa to species level is …

Characterizing site-specific mechanical properties of knee cartilage with indentation-relaxation maps and machine learning

EHA Niasar, LP Li - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Knee cartilage experiences site-specific focal lesion and degeneration, which is likely
associated with tissue inhomogeneity and nonuniform mechanical stimuli in the joint, for …

A first comparison of bone histomorphometry in extant domestic horses (Equus caballus) and a Pleistocene Indian wild horse (Equus namadicus)

M Zedda, V Sathe, P Chakraborty… - Integrative …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
The microstructural features of the tissue of long bones subjected to different biomechanical
stresses could be a helpful tool for a better understanding of locomotor behavior in extant …

The Arrangement of the Osteons and Kepler's Conjecture

M Zedda - Applied Sciences, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The studies of bone tissue have mainly highlighted the morphometrical characteristics of the
osteons, rather than their spatial distribution. This work aimed to verify if the topographical …

[HTML][HTML] The Gross Anatomical and Histological Features of the Humerus in African Green Monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus) from Saint Kitts and Nevis, West Indies

CO Martonos, AI Gudea, WB Little, FG Stan, C Lațiu… - Life, 2024‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This paper presents a detailed gross description of all anatomical elements of the humerus
in the African green monkey and provides comparative and differential elements on monkey …

Does the osteon morphology depend on the body mass? A scaling study on macroscopic and histomorphometric differences between cow (Bos taurus) and sheep …

M Zedda, R Babosova - Zoomorphology, 2021‏ - Springer
The structure and geometry of bone depend on many biological and environmental factors.
These factors affect the bone tissue's microstructure differently, and their interaction has not …

A probabilistic model for distinguishing between sheep and goat postcranial remains

J Wolfhagen, MD Price - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Distinguishing morphologically-similar taxa is a perennial problem for zooarchaeologists. As
an example, zooarchaeological methods to distinguish sheep and goat bones are limited by …

Distinguishing domestic pig femora and tibiae from wild boar through microscopic analyses

M Zedda, D Brits, S Giua, V Farina - Zoomorphology, 2019‏ - Springer
Pigs are the only species where the geographical distribution of the domestic type overlaps
with that of its wild ancestors. Therefore, distinction between domestic pig and wild boar …