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From: Vertebral bone microarchitecture and osteocyte characteristics of three toothed whale species with varying diving behaviour

Figure 4

Quantitative backscattered electron imaging (qBEI) of the trabecular bone. (a) Pseudo-coloured images of the trabecular bone. (b–f) CaMean, CaPeak, CaLow and CaHigh did not differ between the groups, indicating a similar mineralisation pattern, whereas CaWidth was increased significantly in sperm whales, which indicates higher mineralisation heterogeneity. (g) Histogram of the bone mineral density distribution (BMDD).

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