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Pectoral myology of limb-reduced worm lizards (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) suggests decoupling of the musculoskeletal system during the evolution of body elongation
- Natascha Westphal, Kristin Mahlow, J. Head, J. Müller
- Biology, Medicine
- BMC Evolutionary Biology
- 10 January 2019
BackgroundThe evolution of elongated body forms in tetrapods has a strong influence on the musculoskeletal system, including the reduction of pelvic and pectoral girdles, as well as the limbs.… Expand
Vogue or adaptive character? A tadpole’s goatee helps to distinguish two cryptic treefrog species of the genus Boophis
- Roger-Daniel Randrianiaina, Rocío Antúnez, +11 authors M. Vences
- 2009
The remarkable diversity of endemic animals and plants, and in particular frogs, in Madagascar leads to a scientific responsibility to describe and classify them properly. Madagascar is considered a… Expand
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Visualization of the acoustic organ of Spheniscus demersus (Spheniscidae, Aves) via diceCT at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
- Eva-Maria Bendel, Natascha Westphal, S. Frahnert
- Art
- 2019
The videos show the digital reconstruction of ear structures of an adult specimen of the African penguin (Spheniscus demersus). The segmentation was performed based on the CT scans of a head stored… Expand