Convergent evolution of similar phenotypic features in similar environmental contexts has
long been taken as evidence of adaptation. Nonetheless, recent conceptual and empirical …

Retinal projections and visual thalamo‐cortical connections were studied in the
subterranean mole rat, belonging to the superspecies Spalax ehrenbergi, by anterograde …

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Caviomorph rodents (Rodentia: Caviomorpha) are an anatomically variable group with
diverse ecological and morphological types, including cursorial, digging, fossorial and …

Ecomorphological analyses generally seek to link the structure and function of organisms
with relevant features of the environment. The scope of ecomorphological studies is far …

Along with reproduction, balancing energy expenditure with the limits of resource acquisition
is essential for both a species and a population to survive. But energy is a limited resource …

Functional analysis of the limb bones of the erethizontid Steiromys duplicatus, one of the
most abundant Miocene porcupines from Patagonia, provides evidence to infer their …

Two species of tuco‐tucos, Ctenomys talarum and C. australis, overlap geographically in
south‐eastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. C. talarum (100‐180 g) occupies habitats …

Early Paleogene insectivore mammal associations of Asia include true insectivores
(superorder Insectivora: order Lipotyphla: suborders Erinaceomorpha and Soricomorpha; …

To examine the evolution of burrowing specializations in the sister families Octodontidae
and Ctenomyidae (Rodentia: Caviomorpha), we produced a synthetic phylogeny …