Advances in imaging technologies, such as computed tomography (CT) and surface
scanning, have facilitated the rapid generation of large datasets of high-resolution three …

Despite differences in the assumed ecological context in competing evolutionary scenarios
for early primate locomotion, there appears to be consensus about the adaptive significance …

Mammals exhibit a diverse range of limb morphologies that are associated with different
locomotor ecologies and structural mechanics. Much remains to be investigated, however …

The petrosal lobules (in whole or part homologous with the paraflocculi) of the cerebellum
regulate functions associated with vision including smooth pursuit and velocity control of eye …

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 …

Anatomical and biological specializations have been studied extensively in fossorial
rodents, especially in subterranean species, such as mole‐rats or pocket‐gophers. Sciurids …

Differences between arboreal and terrestrial supports likely pose less contrasting functional
demands on the locomotor system at a small body size. For arboreal mammals of small body …

Differential habitat use in sympatric species can provide insight into how behavior relates to
morphological differences and as a general model for the study of biological adaptations to …

In arboreal habitats, animals encounter substrates of varying inclinations. Consequently, the
external loads acting on the limb bones during arboreal locomotion are diverse in terms of …

During evolution, several vertebrate lineages have shown trends towards an increase in
mass. Such a trend is associated with physiological and musculoskeletal changes …