Trabecular architecture in the sciuromorph femoral head: allometry and functional adaptation
Background Sciuromorpha (squirrels and close relatives) are diverse in terms of body size
and locomotor behavior. Individual species are specialized to perform climbing, gliding or …
and locomotor behavior. Individual species are specialized to perform climbing, gliding or …
Much more than a clasp: evolutionary patterns of amplexus diversity in anurans
JD Carvajal-Castro, Y López-Aguirre… - Biological Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The evolution and diversification of animal reproductive modes have been pivotal questions
in behavioural ecology. Amphibians present the highest diversity of reproductive modes …
in behavioural ecology. Amphibians present the highest diversity of reproductive modes …
Old specimens for old branches: Assessing effects of sample age in resolving a rapid Neotropical radiation of squirrels
Abstract Ultraconserved Elements (UCEs) have been useful to resolve challenging
phylogenies of non-model clades, unpuzzling long-conflicted relationships in key branches …
phylogenies of non-model clades, unpuzzling long-conflicted relationships in key branches …
Virtual endocasts of fossil Sciuroidea: brain size reduction in the evolution of fossoriality
OC Bertrand, F Amador‐Mughal, MM Lang… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aplodontia rufa (mountain beaver) is the only extant member of the Aplodontidae. The fossil
record indicates that this family displayed greater taxonomic and ecological diversity in the …
record indicates that this family displayed greater taxonomic and ecological diversity in the …
Spatiotemporal diversification of tree squirrels: is the South American invasion and speciation really that recent and fast?
EF Abreu-Jr, SE Pavan, MTN Tsuchiya… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tree squirrels (Sciurinae, Sciurini) represent a diverse radiation that successfully colonized
Europe, Asia and the Americas during the Miocene-Pliocene, but information on their …
Europe, Asia and the Americas during the Miocene-Pliocene, but information on their …
New virtual endocasts of Eocene Ischyromyidae and their relevance in evaluating neurological changes occurring through time in Rodentia
OC Bertrand, F Amador-Mughal, MM Lang… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2019 - Springer
Little is known about the early evolution of the brain in rodents. We report on nine new virtual
endocasts for one of the most primitive family of rodents, Ischyromyidae, based on five …
endocasts for one of the most primitive family of rodents, Ischyromyidae, based on five …
Femoral morphology of sciuromorph rodents in light of scaling and locomotor ecology
Sciuromorph rodents are a monophyletic group comprising about 300 species with a body
mass range spanning three orders of magnitude and various locomotor behaviors that we …
mass range spanning three orders of magnitude and various locomotor behaviors that we …
The evolution of femoral cross‐sectional properties in sciuromorph rodents: Influence of body mass and locomotor ecology
In several groups of mammals, adaptation to differing functional demands is reflected in long
bone cross‐sectional properties (CSP), which relate to the resistance to compression and to …
bone cross‐sectional properties (CSP), which relate to the resistance to compression and to …
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 …
Brain evolution in fossil rodents: a starting point
OC Bertrand, MT Silcox - paleoneurology of amniotes: new directions in …, 2022 - Springer
The goal of this chapter is to summarize work published on virtual endocasts of extant and
extinct rodents and provide a framework to answer outstanding questions. Virtual endocasts …
extinct rodents and provide a framework to answer outstanding questions. Virtual endocasts …