Comparative developmental osteology of the seahorse skeleton reveals heterochrony amongst Hippocampus sp. and progressive caudal fin loss [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Seahorses are well known for their highly derived head shape, prehensile tail and armoured body. They belong to the family of teleosts known as Syngnathidae, which also includes the pipefishes, pipehorses and seadragons. Very few studies have
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Comparative characteristics of metacarpal bones (Ossa metacarpi) and finger articles (Ossa digitorum pedis seu phalanges digitorum) of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and sheep (Ovis aries) in order to determine animal species [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2016 The method of determining which animal species the bones, on the basis of morphological characteristics, belong to, is one of the most commonly used in forensic cases (poaching, fraud, theft, counterfeiting of food of animal origin).For ...
Blagojević Miloš +4 more
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Comparative Postembryonic Skeletal Ontogeny in Two Sister Lineages of Old World Tree Frogs (Rhacophoridae: Taruga, Polypedates). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Rhacophoridae, a family of morphologically cryptic frogs, with many genetically distinct evolutionary lineages, is understudied with respect to skeletal morphology, life history traits and skeletal ontogeny.
Gayani Senevirathne +2 more
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A New Genus of Miniaturized and Pug-Nosed Gecko from South America (Sphaerodactylidae: Gekkota) [PDF]
, 2011 Sphaerodactyl geckos comprise five genera distributed across Central and South America and the Caribbean. We estimated phylogenetic relationships among sphaerodactyl genera using both separate and combined analyses of seven nuclear genes.
Bauer, Aaron M. +4 more
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The population of the medieval Plyos (based on archaeological excavations of the Varvara necropolis in Plyos, modern Ivanovo Region) [PDF]
Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2020 Traditionally, the emergence of the Russian medieval town of Plyos is attributed to the second half of the 12th c., when a fortress was built on the Sobornaya Mountain (upper part), and a settlement emerged in the lower area on the left bank of the River
Vasilyev S.V. +3 more
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Osteology, fossil record and palaeodiversity of the European lizards [PDF]
, 2017 he capability of palaeontologists to identify fossil remains of a particular group of vertebrates strongly depends on the knowledge they have of its comparative osteology and on the actual presence of diagnostic differences among the considered taxa ...
Delfino, Massimo +3 more
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Comparative cranial osteology ofBlanus(Squamata: Amphisbaenia)
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2018 Worm lizards, or amphisbaenians, of the genus Blanus are found in various countries around the Mediterranean Sea. In addition to four extinct species, seven extant taxa are currently recognized. Here, we present the first comparative analysis of the cranial osteology of Blanus including all extant species.
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Morphological evolution of the mammalian jaw adductor complex [PDF]
, 2016 The evolution of the mammalian jaw during the transition from non-mammalian synapsids to crown mammals is a key event in vertebrate history and characterised by the gradual reduction of its individual bones into a single element and the concomitant ...
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Osteology of incomplete lateral lined schisturid loaches of Meghalaya: a comparative account
Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 2023 The present study is based on the comparative osteology among Schistura fishes with incomplete lateral line found in Meghalaya. Six species are studied for osteology, three already described ones and three unknown species.
Wimarithy K. Marak +1 more
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