New perspectives on head and neck allometry and ecomorphology in tetrapods. [PDF]
Maher AE +4 more
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We describe the functional anatomy of masticatory muscles in nine opossums, finding a generalized anatomical pattern with differences related to skull morphology. Variation in quantitative myological data and estimated bite force was mostly related to size, and the increase in bite force supports dietary diversification associated with size increase ...
Juann A. F. H. Abreu, Diego Astúa
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Inertial Sensor-Based Assessment of Postural Control During Modified Romberg Conditions: Normative Reference Metrics from Healthy Adults. [PDF]
Doğan M, Erpan N, Macuncu C.
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The relationship between form and function of the carnivore mandible
Abstract Dietary morphology diversified extensively in Carnivoraformes (living Carnivora and their stem relatives) during the Cenozoic (the last 66 million years) as they evolved to capture, handle, and process new animal and plant diets. We used 3D geometric morphometrics, mechanical advantage, and finite element analysis to test the evolutionary ...
Charles J. Salcido, P. David Polly
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A revision of the genus <i>Elimedon</i> J.L. Barnard, 1962 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Tryphosidae) with the addition of two new species from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Central Pacific Ocean. [PDF]
Horton T +3 more
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Abstract Basking sharks, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, Brugden [Squalus maximus], Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter, 1765, vol. 3, pp. 33–49), feed by gaping their mouths and gill slits, greatly reorienting their cranial skeletons to filter food from water.
Tairan Li +12 more
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Fluid Pressure Sensing Strategy Suitable for Swallowing Soft Gripper. [PDF]
Li M, Zhang W, Liu Q, Yin Z.
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Abstract Geometric morphometric analyses are used to explore variation of maxillary dental arcades of Australopithecus afarensis, expanding on the work of Hanegraef and Spoor, 2025 (Morphological variation of the Australopithecus afarensis maxilla.
Hester Hanegraef +2 more
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Experimental quantification of balance using whole-body stability regions from postural sway exercises. [PDF]
Akbaş K +6 more
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Intraspecific variation of cochlear morphology in bowhead and beluga whales
Abstract The bony labyrinth of the petrosal bone, a distinctive feature of mammal skulls, is often identified in micro‐computed tomography imaging to infer species' physiological and ecological traits. When done as part of a comparative study, one individual specimen is normally considered representative of a species, and intraspecific variation is ...
John Peacock, J. G. M. Thewissen
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