Phenotypic variation across mammals is vast and reflects their ecological diversification into
a remarkable range of habitats on every continent and in every ocean. The skull performs …

Craniosynostosis is a major congenital craniofacial disorder characterized by the premature
fusion of cranial suture (s). Patients with severe craniosynostosis often have impairments in …

Craniofacial development, one of the most complex sequences of developmental events in
embryology, features a uniquely transient, pluripotent stem cell-like population known as the …

Anatomical systems are organized through a network of structural and functional
relationships among their elements. This network of relationships is the result of evolution, it …

Background An ontogenetic niche shift in vertebrates is a common occurrence where
ecology shifts with morphological changes throughout growth. How ecology shifts over a …

Many modifications to the mammalian bauplan associated with the obligate aquatic lives of
cetaceans—fusiform bodies, flukes, flippers, and blowholes—are evident at a glance. But …

Introduction The skull base represents a central and complex bone structure of the skull and
forms the floor of the cranial cavity on which the brain lies. Anatomical knowledge of this …

Anatomy and morphometrics have been experiencing a new renaissance in recent decades
due to the new techniques and computed methodology used in imaging and statistics …

Craniofacial sutures and synchondroses form the boundaries among bones in the human
skull, providing functional, developmental and evolutionary information. Bone articulations in …

The concept of cranial osteopathy was introduced by WG Sutherland, DO, and became the
foundation for setting the rules for use of skull palpation and many other techniques in the …