The anatomy of the head muscles in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) : variation in relation to phylogeny and ecology?

Autor: Aurélien Lowie, Barbara De Kegel, Mark Wilkinson, John Measey, James C. O'Reilly, Nathan J. Kley, Philippe Gaucher, Dominique Adriaens, Anthony Herrel

Publikováno v: JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

In limbless fossorial vertebrates such as caecilians (Gymnophiona), head-first burrowing imposes severe constraints on the morphology and overall size of the head. As such, caecilians developed a unique jaw-closing system involving the large and well

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The relationship between head shape, head musculature and bite force in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona)

Autor: Aurélien Lowie, Barbara De Kegel, Mark Wilkinson, John Measey, James C. O'Reilly, Nathan J. Kley, Philippe Gaucher, Jonathan Brecko, Thomas Kleinteich, Dominique Adriaens, Anthony Herrel

Publikováno v: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Caecilians are enigmatic limbless amphibians that, with a few exceptions, all have an at least partly burrowing lifestyle. Although it has been suggested that caecilian evolution resulted in sturdy and compact skulls as an adaptation to their head-fi

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https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243599

Burrowing in blindsnakes: A preliminary analysis of burrowing forces and consequences for the evolution of morphology

Autor: Philippe Gaucher, Aurélien Lowie, John Measey, Krystal A. Tolley, Aurélien Miralles, Nathan J. Kley, Anthony Herrel

Publikováno v: Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology
Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, Wiley-Blackwell, 2021, ⟨10.1002/ar.24686⟩

International audience; Burrowing is a common behavior in vertebrates. An underground life-style offers many advantages but also poses important challenges including the high energetic cost of burrowing. Scolecophidians are a group of morphologically

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34089306

Does the Morphology of the Forelimb Flexor Muscles Differ Between Lizards Using Different Habitats?

Autor: Adriana Silvina Manzano, Aurélien Lowie, Anthony Herrel, Anne-Claire Fabre, Virginia Abdala

Publikováno v: The Anatomical Record. 301:424-433

Lizards are an interesting group to study how habitat use impacts the morphology of the forelimb because they occupy a great diversity of ecological niches. In this study, we specifically investigated whether habitat use impacts the morphology of the

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.23739

Feeding in Amphibians: Evolutionary Transformations and Phenotypic Diversity as Drivers of Feeding System Diversity

Autor: James C. O’Reilly, Renaud Boistel, Anne-Claire Fabre, Stanislav N. Gorb, Carla Bardua, Anthony Herrel, Aurélien Lowie

Publikováno v: Feeding in Vertebrates: Evolution, Morphology, Behavior, Biomechanics
Feeding in Vertebrates: Evolution, Morphology, Behavior, Biomechanics, pp.431-467, 2019, ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-13739-7_12⟩
Feeding in Vertebrates ISBN: 9783030137380

Amphibians are different from most other tetrapods because they have a biphasic life cycle, with larval forms showing a dramatically different cranial anatomy and feeding strategy compared to adults. Amphibians with their exceptional diversity in hab

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