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Previously undocumented regional variability in crab‐eating macaque skull sexual dimorphism and its implications for biological and morphometric studies

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract In a large sample of adult crab‐eating macaques, we quantified sexual dimorphism in size, shape, and covariance across the whole skull and among anatomical regions of the cranium and mandible. All regions showed significant mean sex differences, but the magnitude of size and shape dimorphism varied substantially.
Andrea Cardini, Paul O'Higgins
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Pelvic morphology and body size in relation to the preauricular sulcus: Evidence from medieval to modern Iberia

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Abstract The preauricular sulcus has long been debated as a pelvic feature variably attributed to obstetric stress, ligamentous traction, and broader biomechanical processes. To clarify its determinants, we analyzed 409 adult individuals from three archeological and one early modern skeletal collection from the Iberian Peninsula, integrating graded ...
Rebeca García‐González, Julia Muñoz‐Guarinos, Nico Cirotto, Sonia Díaz‐Navarro, Laura Rodríguez, José Miguel Carretero   +5 more
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The petrotympanic canal (Huguier canal): Evolutionary, anatomical, and medical perspectives

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Abstract The petrotympanic canal, traditionally referred to as Civinini's or Huguier's canal, represents an anatomical passage connecting the middle ear and temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Despite its early description, its structural complexity and functional significance have often been underestimated. In this study, we combined historical, anatomical,
Andrea Papini, Nicola Montemurro, Ferdinando Paternostro, Immacolata Belviso, Massimo Galli, Petra Martini, Licia Uccelli, Jacopo Moggi‐Cecchi, Gregorio Oxilia   +8 more
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First Evidence of Secondary Sexual Dimorphism in the Freshwater Fish Family Botiidae: A Newly Recognised Synapomorphy of Loaches (Cypriniformes: Cobitoidea)

Fishes
Within the freshwater fish order Cypriniformes, loaches form a monophyletic lineage comprising nine families with more than 1400 species. Secondary sexual dimorphism is widespread among loach families, most notably in the form of enlarged pectoral fins ...
Jörg Bohlen, Tomáš Dvořák, Vendula Šlechtová   +2 more
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The musculature and skeleton of the pelvic fin of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936) (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes): Morphology and sexual dimorphism

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This work brings new information on the sexual characteristics of the crocodile shark (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai) exploring the pelvic fin musculature, as well as the siphon sac and the musculature and skeleton of the clasper. Our paper is the first to point out clearly the sexual dimorphism related exclusively to the pelvic fin musculature in males ...
Laura F. Mianutti, Kenshu Shimada, João Paulo C. B. da Silva   +2 more
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The Involvement of Melatonin in the Dimorphism of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism of Tilapia

Biomolecules
In tilapia, males grow faster than females, but the metabolites/pathways behind this sexual dimorphism remain unclear. In this study, we first examined growth, feeding, serum biochemical parameters, and mRNA expression in tilapia under mono-sex and mixed-
Jingkai Qin, Chenguang Liu, Zongzhen Liao, Yang Yu, Caiyun Sun, Wensheng Li   +5 more
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Quantitative muscle architecture in large carnivorous marsupials (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) and links to substrate use and prey processing

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Abstract The Dasyurid species Sarcophilus harrisii, Dasyurus maculatus, and Dasyurus viverrinus, occupying diverse ecological niches and forming a guild structure in Tasmania, provide a basis for examining the roles of various forelimb muscle groups in prey capture and locomotion.
Riya G. Bidaye, Samuel H. Frenkel, David P. Hocking, Alistair R. Evans, Justin W. Adams   +4 more
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Exploring the cranial morphology and possible convergences of Triassic non‐crocodylomorph pseudosuchians (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) with other sauropsids through linear morphometrics

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Abstract Triassic pseudosuchians had highly diversified cranial morphologies. These archosaurs occupied diverse ecological roles, ranging from terrestrial predators and herbivores to semiaquatic ambush predators and possible waders. Here, we apply linear cranial morphometrics to assess possible convergences with other sauropsids from the clades ...
Rafael Terras, Rodrigo Temp Müller, Leonardo Kerber, Mirian Carbonera   +3 more
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Dental anomalies in Pleistocene African hippopotamuses from Olduvai Bed II

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Abstract Hippopotamuses are key palaeoenvironmental indicators in African Pleistocene ecosystems due to their ecological dependence on permanent water bodies and their frequent representation in the fossil record. This study examines dental anomalies in Hippopotamus cf. gorgops from several localities in Bed II of Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania), dated to ca.
Darío Fidalgo, Faysal Bibi, Jean‐Renaud Boisserie, Jackson K. Njau, Ignacio de la Torre   +4 more
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Sex-related head size and shape dimorphism in Mapaná snakes (Bothrops asper) kept in captivity

Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2013
Background: sexual size dimorphism in snakes is generally well documented, however, sexual shape dimorphism has been poorly studied. As snakes are considered gape-limited predators, identifying patterns of sexual size and head shape dimorphism can help ...
Ana M Henao-Duque, Claudia P Ceballos
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