#NewPaper #Zoology #FunctionalMorphology

Edwin Dickinson, Melody W. Young, Nicholas D. Flaim, Aleksander Sawiec and Michael C. Granatosky (2023)

A functional framework for interpreting phalangeal form

Journal of The Royal Society Interface 20(205): 20230251

doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2023.0251

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2023.0251

#NewPaper #Paleontology #FunctionalMorphology

Gônet, J., Laurin, M., & Hutchinson, J. R. (2023). Evolution of posture in amniotes–Diving into the trabecular architecture of the femoral head. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 00, 1– 16. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.14187

#NewPaper #Paleontology #Paleoanthropology #FunctionalMorphology

Ashleigh L. A. Wiseman (2023)

Three-dimensional volumetric muscle reconstruction of the Australopithecus afarensis pelvis and limb, with estimations of limb leverage

Royal Society Open Science 10(6): 230356

doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230356

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230356

In his #JEB100 ECR Spotlight V. David Munteanu talks about his work on the strain in limb bones of #iguanas as they navigate different terrains and how rewarding it was to be involved in every step of the research process
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/226/10/jeb246069/310722

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https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/226/10/jeb245175/310723

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#NewPaper #Herpetology #FunctionalMorphology

Graham Turnbull, Sutejas Chari, Zehao Li, Ziyue Yang, Catharina Maria Alam, Christofer J Clemente & Parvez Alam (2023)
The influence of claw morphology on gripping efficiency
Biology Open 12(5): bio059874.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.059874
https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/12/5/bio059874/310404/The-influence-of-claw-morphology-on-gripping

#NewPaper #Herpetology #FunctionalMorphology

Jordan Gônet, Jérémie Bardin, Marc Girondot, John R Hutchinson & Michel Laurin (2023)
Deciphering locomotion in reptiles: application of elliptic Fourier transforms to femoral microanatomy
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlad006
doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad006
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad006/7151257

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Marcos D Ercoli, Alicia Álvarez, Natalie M Warburton, Christine M Janis, Elena G Potapova, Susan W Herring, Guillermo H Cassini, Juliana Tarquini, Alexander Kuznetsov, Myology of the masticatory apparatus of herbivorous mammals and a novel classification for a better understanding of herbivore diversity, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2023;, zlac102, https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac102

#NewPaper #Ornithology #FunctionalMorphology

Anand Krishnan; Biomechanics illuminates form–function relationships in bird bills. J Exp Biol 25 April 2023; 226 (Suppl_1): jeb245171. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245171

#NewPaper #Paleontology #Dinosaurs #FunctionalMorphology

Qin, Z., Liao, CC., Benton, M.J. et al. Functional space analyses reveal the function and evolution of the most bizarre theropod manual unguals. Commun Biol 6, 181 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04552-4

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Gônet, J., Bardin, J., Girondot, M. et al. Unravelling the postural diversity of mammals: Contribution of humeral cross-sections to palaeobiological inferences. J Mammal Evol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-023-09652-w

#NewPaper #Mammalogy #FunctionalMorphology

Daichi Nakai & Shin-ichi Fujiwara (2023)

Fossorial mammals emphasise the forelimb muscle moment arms used for digging: New indices for reconstruction of the digging ability and behaviours in extinct taxa

Journal of Anatomy (advance online publication)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13815
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13815

#NewPaper #Paleontology #Dinosaurs #FunctionalMorphology

Dempsey Matthew, Maidment Susannah C. R., Hedrick Brandon P. and Bates Karl T. 2023Convergent evolution of quadrupedality in ornithischian dinosaurs was achieved through disparate forelimb muscle mechanicsProc. R. Soc. B.2902022243520222435
http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.2435

#NewPaper #Paleontology #Theropoda #FunctionalMorphology

Henderson, D.M. Growth constraints set an upper limit to theropod dinosaur body size. Sci Nat 110, 4 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-023-01832-1

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Oliver E. Demuth, Ashleigh L. A. Wiseman and John R. Hutchinson (2023)
Quantitative biomechanical assessment of locomotor capabilities of the stem archosaur Euparkeria capensis
Royal Society Open Science 10(1): 221195
doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221195
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.221195

#NewPaper #Mammalogy #FunctionalMorphology

Annika Avedik, Maria J. Duque-Correa & Marcus Clauss (2023)

Avoiding the lockdown: Morphological facilitation of transversal chewing movements in mammals

Journal of Morphology 284(2): e21554

doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21554

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmor.21554

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jmor.21554

#NewPaper #Paleontology #Dinosaurs #Theropoda #FunctionalMorphology

Aranciaga Rolando, A. M., Novas, F. E., Calvo, J. O., Porfiri, J. D., Dos Santos, D. D., & Lamanna, M. C. (2023). Reconstruction of the pectoral girdle and forelimb musculature of Megaraptora (Dinosauria: Theropoda). The Anatomical Record, 1– 20. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.25128

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The central part of a head, the glabella, is very . . . lobe-y. As an example, I have the silicified head of Acidaspis (Acidaspis) lesperancei Chatterton & Perry, 1983 from the Silurian of Canada. Find the middle part of the head, that is the glabella. The paired lobe-y bits to the side? Those are not eyes, those are bits of the glabella that have sort of budded off. #functionalmorphology #palaeontology #paleontology
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The biological hammer is a modified mouthpart--the 2nd maxilliped. A strike with this hammer can produce a cavitation bubble. The mechanics are complicated, but the results aren't: these little bastards can crack glass in an aquarium. Or, a clam shell.
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