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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Optimized generative adversarial network for efficient resolution enhancement of 3D segmented rock tomography. [PDF]
Ugolkov E, He X, Kwak H, Hoteit H.
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Abstract The claspers are the copulatory organs in male elasmobranchs, responsible for directing the semen into the female cloaca (C). However, the microscopic morphology of the claspers remains poorly understood. This study describes the morphology of the claspers and clasper glands (CGs) of cururu stingray (Potamotrygon wallacei) at different ...
Matheus Samuel Cunha Braga +4 more
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Human leptospirosis in the central division of Fiji: a retrospective epidemiological study. [PDF]
Vaka'uta SK +9 more
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Abstract Fishes of the genus Enchodus were abundant and cosmopolitan in the Late Cretaceous, but are primarily known from isolated remains in Canada. Four well‐preserved fish skulls were recovered in recent years from ammolite mines sampling the Bearpaw Formation of Southern Alberta, and are here referred to Enchodus petrosus Cope, 1874.
Luke E. Nelson +2 more
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Using Resonance-Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry to Quantitatively Evaluate the Transfer Behavior of A Compound in An Oil-in-Water-in-Oil Emulsion during Preparation. [PDF]
Minami M, Uchimura T.
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Abstract Stenopodidea represents one of the basal lineages within Pleocyemata, yet the male reproductive system (MRS) of this group remains poorly understood, with limited information available regarding its morphology and function. This study provides the first detailed description of the MRS in four stenopodidean shrimp species from two families ...
Caio Santos Nogueira +2 more
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Re-evaluating the phylogenetic relationships of zosterophylls with a comprehensively sampled dataset and a combination of traditional and new alternative methods. [PDF]
Claisse P +3 more
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New distribution records of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus), Aedes mediovittatus (Coquillett), and Toxorhynchites portoricensis (Röder) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puerto Rico and their relevance to integrated vector management. [PDF]
Bae JS +12 more
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Allocation in field crop and livestock life cycle assessment. [PDF]
Bamber N, Kroebel R, Pelletier N.
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