Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Epidemiologic assessment of trauma-independent skeletal pathology in non-passerine birds from museum collections.
- Journal:
- Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Rothschild, Bruce M & Panza, Robin K
- Affiliation:
- Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine · United States
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
Systematic survey of mammalian skeletons has revealed patterns of disease reproducible over geologic time. Systematic examination of non-passerine bird skeletons also reveals patterns of disease and identifies those disorders amenable to epidemiologic assessment. Neoplasia, infection, osteochondromatosis and gout are extremely rare, precluding phylogenetic comparisons--at least those based on macroscopic examination of skeletons. Osteoarthritis, paradoxically, is identified at sufficient population frequency for meaningful investigation.
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