Drivers of tail evolution in squamates and their implications for the fossorial origin of snakes
Abstract The axial skeleton serves as the primary structural support in all vertebrates and is subdivided into five distinct regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal. Relaxation of constraints acting on the terminal end of the axial skeleton has led to remarkable variation in caudal vertebrae number across Squamata.
Olivia Binfield +2 more
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Longitudinal changes in national incidence of Parkinson's disease and dementia in Korea: insights from the national health insurance database, 2003-2023. [PDF]
Acharya SR +6 more
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The mechanism of labor in nonhuman primates: A look inside
Abstract While in humans, the flexed position of the fetus and its rotating course down the birth canal are well documented, in other primates the mechanism of labor is unknown. Despite the lack of comparative data, it is commonly assumed that the human obstetric mechanism is unique, and anthropologists have disputed when and why the transition to the ...
Melissa K. Stoller
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Candida lusitaniae Peritonitis Associated With Nonsurgical Pneumoperitoneum: A Case Report Exploring a Causal Relationship or Coincidence. [PDF]
Shokry MM +5 more
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Scaling and ecomorphology of lagomorph body shape and appendicular skeleton
Abstract Body shape is one of the most prominent features of phenotypic variation. Yet, mammalian body shapes are poorly quantified and the underlying components contributing to its diversity and its relationship to other skeletal components are rarely tested.
Nia Brice, Coby Huizenga, Chris J. Law
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Osteoid osteoma of the femoral neck as a rare cause of hip pain in a 50-year-old male: A case report. [PDF]
Vistisen HCS +3 more
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Postnatal craniomandibular growth in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina)
Postnatal ontogeny in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina). Cranium and mandible grow rapidly until 5 years of age, followed by a deceleration and finally a stagnation. Abstract As secondarily aquatic carnivores, seals display several phenotypic differences compared to their terrestrial relatives.
Elisabeth Steinbach +2 more
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Clinical Decision-Making in Peptic Esophageal Stenosis: To PEG or Not to PEG? [PDF]
Cokovic JB, Prinz C, Fehring L.
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Abstract Amphisbaenians (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) are fossorial reptiles with highly specialized cranial morphology, yet their fossil record is frequently limited by fragmentary preservation. This study provides a detailed osteological redescription of the skulls of Amphisbaena braestrupi and Amphisbaena laurenti from the Pleistocene of Lagoa Santa ...
Carolina L. Paiva +2 more
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Anaphylaxis to duck and goose eggs with preserved tolerance to hen's eggs: A case report. [PDF]
Botta A +8 more
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