Background In nature, shooting mechanisms are used for a variety of purposes, including
prey capture, defense, and reproduction. This review offers insight into the working …

Animal movement and its muscular control are central topics in functional morphology. As
experimentalists we often manipulate stimuli in a controlled setting or compare species to …

The evolutionary history of the largest salamander family (Plethodontidae) is characterized
by extreme morphological homoplasy. Analysis of the mechanisms generating such …

For most vertebrates, locomotion is a fundamental component of prey capture. Despite this
ubiquitous link, few studies have quantified the integration of these complex systems …

Ambush predation is characterized by an animal scanning the environment from a
concealed position and then rapidly executing a surprise attack. Mantis shrimp …

I studied anatomy, gut content, and the relationship among these traits in a set of anuran
tadpoles. Larval stages (mainly Gosner stages 31–36) of nineteen species from various …

The relationships of frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (Gymnophiona) with one another
and with the vast assemblage of Palaeozoic amphibians remain highly contentious …

An argument that representational decision making is more cognitively efficient, allowing an
organism to adjust more easily to changes in the environment. Many organisms (including …

The current essay introduces the guidance theory of representation, according to which the
content and intentionality of representations can be accounted for in terms of the way they …

Modulation of force during mammalian mastication provides insight into force modulation in
rhythmic, cyclic behaviors. This study uses in vivo bone strain data from the mandibular …