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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Energy efficient thermal and hydraulic performance analysis of a serpentine liquid cooled lithium ion battery pack for electric vehicles. [PDF]
Dagnaw ES, Aga AG, Sufe G.
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Cardiac morphological and morphometric analysis of Ardea alba
Abstract Ardea alba (Linnaeus, 1758) is a widely distributed heron species whose cardiovascular morphology remains poorly described. This study aimed to characterize the cardiac morphology and morphometry of adult A. alba. Ten specimens were analyzed using radiographic, morphometric, histological, scanning electron microscopy, and three‐dimensional ...
Julia Vaz Feio +5 more
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Effects of sensor geometry, placement, and cycle detection on wearable respiration monitoring with textile printed strain sensors. [PDF]
Reis Carneiro M, Silva J, Tavakoli M.
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Phylogenetic limitations seem more decisive than life habit in the diversity of reptile skin micro‐ornamentation. The ancestral form possibly had polygonal cells with regular borders, smooth surface and had no ridges. Cell morphology change gradually on a single scale, especially widths at scale base are greater than those at middle.
Melodi Yenmiş
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Giant serpentine aneurysm: Imaging features including potential diagnostic utility of arterial spin labeling. [PDF]
Martin JW +6 more
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Abstract Nowadays, Lepidosauria is a diverse group represented by squamates and the rhynchocephalian tuatara. However, their origins date back to the end of the Permian Period, when the stem lineages Lepidosauromorpha and Archosauromorpha diverged. Within the lepidosauromorph stem lineage, a few species have been described with unstable phylogenetic ...
Lísie Vitória Soares Damke +4 more
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From Beauty to Protection: How Phenotypic Traits Influence Conservation Perceptions of Freshwater Fish. [PDF]
Fančovičová J +2 more
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Abstract The organization and function of reptilian excurrent ducts remain poorly characterized, particularly in Neotropical snakes. We provide the first integrative morphological, histochemical, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural analysis of the proximal post‐testicular ducts of Crotalus durissus across reproductive stages.
Flávia Cappuccio de Resende +9 more
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Parent Artery Occlusion for a Giant Serpentine Aneurysm of the Internal Carotid Artery under Electrophysiological Monitoring: A Case Report. [PDF]
Hagihara R +5 more
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