Rodents show a wide range of anatomical, physiological, and behavioral adaptations to life
underground. Cranial and postcranial bone morphologies are deeply impacted by the …

African mole-rats are fossorial rodents that consist of five chisel-tooth digging genera
(Heterocephalus, Heliophobius, Georychus, Fukomys, and Cryptomys) and one scratch …

Fossorial habits are tightly related to digging abilities in vertebrates and the most extreme
fossorial specialization is being restricted to conducting the entire life underground. Many …

Rodents, together with bats, are among the ecologically most diverse and most speciose
groups of mammals. Moreover, rodents show elaborate specializations of the feeding …

Anatomical and biological specializations have been studied extensively in fossorial
rodents, especially in subterranean species, such as mole‐rats or pocket‐gophers. Sciurids …

The burrowing adaptations of the appendicular system of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae)
have been comparatively less investigated than their cranial adaptations. Because …

The evolution of organisms can be studied through the lens of developmental systems, as
the timing of development of morphological features is an important aspect to consider when …

Sloth morphological evolution has been widely studied qualitatively, with comparative
anatomy and morpho‐functional approaches, or through quantitative assessments of …

Despite great interest and decades of research, the musculoskeletal relationships of the
masticatory system in primates are still not fully understood. However, without a clear …

Background Skulls serve many functions and as a result, are subject to many different
evolutionary pressures. In squamates, many fossorial species occupy a unique region of …