In terrestrial quadrupeds where the forelimbs are habitually used to push against the
substrate, the ulna is subjected to cranial bending and develops a caudal curvature. During …

A comparison of the non-metric features of the ulnar fragment (YPM 23940) referred to
Aegyptopithecus zeuxis with those in the same bone of Alouatta, Ateles, and Lagothrix–the …

The allometric relationship between body mass and burrow cross-sectional area for
burrowing animals holds across greater than six orders of magnitude variation in body mass …

The morphology and function of the masticatory apparatus in two armadillos, Dasypus
novemcinctus and Euphractus sexcinctus are compared. Euphractus sexcinctus, a species …

We tested the validity of previously described relationships between forelimb structure and
behaviour in mammals by measuring the forelimbs of 22 species of North American …

Abstract Badgers (Carnivora, Mustelidae) constitute a nonmonophyletic assemblage of
mammals that are characterized by a general similarity of appearance and a broad …

When the shape of a bone changes during growth the relationship between its shape and its
size can be expressed mathematically and the phenomenon is known as allometric or …

The allometric relationships between canine base area, first molar and summed molar
crown area, and the glabella–opisthocranion distance, and the direct allometric …

We must establish the allometric regularities of functional scalingin interspecific,“mouse-to
elephant” plots in order to provide criteria for the recognition of special adaptations …