Myology of the masticatory apparatus of herbivorous mammals and a novel classification for a better understanding of herbivore diversity
MD Ercoli, A Álvarez, NM Warburton… - Zoological Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Masticatory muscle features allow for an understanding of how dietary habits and
masticatory functions have evolved across mammalian lineages. Herbivorous mammals …
masticatory functions have evolved across mammalian lineages. Herbivorous mammals …
Digging up convergence in fossorial rodents: Insights into burrowing activity and Morpho-functional specializations of the masticatory apparatus
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 …
fossorial specialization is being restricted to conducting the entire life underground. Many …
Scaling patterns of cerebellar petrosal lobules in Euarchontoglires: Impacts of ecology and phylogeny
MM Lang, OC Bertrand… - The Anatomical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The petrosal lobules (in whole or part homologous with the paraflocculi) of the cerebellum
regulate functions associated with vision including smooth pursuit and velocity control of eye …
regulate functions associated with vision including smooth pursuit and velocity control of eye …
[HTML][HTML] Functional anatomy and disparity of the postcranial skeleton of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae)
G Montoya-Sanhueza, NC Bennett… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The burrowing adaptations of the appendicular system of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae)
have been comparatively less investigated than their cranial adaptations. Because …
have been comparatively less investigated than their cranial adaptations. Because …
Incipient morphological specializations associated with fossorial life in the skull of ground squirrels (Sciuridae, Rodentia)
H Gomes Rodrigues, M Damette - Journal of Morphology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anatomical and biological specializations have been studied extensively in fossorial
rodents, especially in subterranean species, such as mole‐rats or pocket‐gophers. Sciurids …
rodents, especially in subterranean species, such as mole‐rats or pocket‐gophers. Sciurids …
Functional and morphological divergence in the forelimb musculoskeletal system of scratch‐digging subterranean mammals (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
G Montoya‐Sanhueza, NC Bennett… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Whether the forelimb‐digging apparatus of tooth‐digging subterranean mammals has
similar levels of specialization as compared to scratch‐diggers is still unknown. We …
similar levels of specialization as compared to scratch‐diggers is still unknown. We …
[HTML][HTML] On the antiquity and status of the Spalacidae, new data from the late Eocene of south-East Serbia
H de Bruijn, Z Marković, W Wessels… - Palaeobiodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
A new blind mole-rat species Debruijnia tintinnabulus nov. sp. is described from the late
Eocene of south east Serbia. This find is approximately 10 Ma older than the hitherto oldest …
Eocene of south east Serbia. This find is approximately 10 Ma older than the hitherto oldest …
[PDF][PDF] Morfologie lebky u dvou populací podzemního hlodavce slepce galilejského (Nannospalax galili)
V Musilová - theses.cz
Anotace: The main aim of this thesis is to evaluate skull and mandible morphology, primarily
focusing on subterranean rodents. Specific traits will be selected for 3D morphometry …
focusing on subterranean rodents. Specific traits will be selected for 3D morphometry …