Since their recruitment in the oral cavity, approximately 450 million years ago, teeth have
been subjected to strong selective constraints due to the crucial role that they play in species …

A combination of historical, functional, and biomechanical constraints has shaped the
masticatory apparatus of fossil and extant xenarthrans. Among the more notable features are …

Interpreting the evolution of neuronal types in the cerebral cortex of mammals requires
information from a diversity of species. However, there is currently a paucity of data from the …

During his two years in South America Charles Darwin became fascinated not only with the
lush vegetation of Brazil, but also with the gigantic Pleistocene mammals that he found in the …

Abstract Dasypus novemcinctus (Nine-banded Armadillo) produces litters of genetically
identical quadruplets and, because of this, has long been considered a potential model …

Abstract Information on mating season is of paramount importance for our understanding of
reproductive behavior, yet little is currently known about the breeding season of Xenarhtra …

El Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, en su condición de país megadiverso, reconoce a la
biodiversidad como un recurso estratégico para el vivir bien de su población y como tal …

Mammalian Biology Page 1 BOOK REVIEWS Vizcaıno, SF; Loughry, WJ (Eds.): The Biology
of the Xenarthra. University Press of Florida, Gainesville (2008). XVI+370pp., 127 black and …