The maturation of mammalian carnivores from a lactating juvenile to a predatory adult requires a suite of changes in both morphology and behaviour. Bobcats (Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777)) are medium-sized cats with well-developed skulls to process large prey that can exceed their body mass. An integrated view of the skull ontogeny in the bobcat was developed to detect the relationship between shape, size (on the basis of three-dimensional geometric morphometric analysis), and life history. Dietary changes from juvenile to adults were taken into account and compared with other carnivores. Newborns were different from the remaining age stages in the behavioral and morphological characters examined, which allows us to relate them to the terminal...
The family Felidae (i.e., cats) is composed entirely of hypercarnivores—animals who are solely adapt...
Carnivores (cats, dogs and kin) are a diverse group of mammals that inhabit a remarkable range of ec...
Three basic morpho types are proposed for cats on the basis of their upper canines: 1) conical-tooth...
The Puma lineage is a monophyletic group that includes three living species: Puma concolor, Herpailu...
The study of cranial ontogeny is important for understanding the relationship between form and funct...
The cranial ontogeny of specialized mammals is relevant to the understanding of the connection of fo...
The purpose of this comparative study is to explore the correlation between skull morphology and pre...
Derived sabercats had craniomandibular morphologies that in many respects were highly different from...
The Panthera lineage is a monophyletic clade of felids, supported by both morphological and molecula...
Derived sabercats had craniomandibular morphologies that in many respects were highly different from...
The felid family consists of two major subgroups, the sabretoothed and the feline cats, to which all...
<div><p>Derived sabercats had craniomandibular morphologies that in many respects were highly differ...
In the present study, we used linear morphometrics of the crania, mandible and dentition to explore ...
The postnatal changes of the skull of the male and the female European wildcat are described in deta...
In the present study, we used linear morphometrics of the crania, mandible and dentition to explore ...
The family Felidae (i.e., cats) is composed entirely of hypercarnivores—animals who are solely adapt...
Carnivores (cats, dogs and kin) are a diverse group of mammals that inhabit a remarkable range of ec...
Three basic morpho types are proposed for cats on the basis of their upper canines: 1) conical-tooth...
The Puma lineage is a monophyletic group that includes three living species: Puma concolor, Herpailu...
The study of cranial ontogeny is important for understanding the relationship between form and funct...
The cranial ontogeny of specialized mammals is relevant to the understanding of the connection of fo...
The purpose of this comparative study is to explore the correlation between skull morphology and pre...
Derived sabercats had craniomandibular morphologies that in many respects were highly different from...
The Panthera lineage is a monophyletic clade of felids, supported by both morphological and molecula...
Derived sabercats had craniomandibular morphologies that in many respects were highly different from...
The felid family consists of two major subgroups, the sabretoothed and the feline cats, to which all...
<div><p>Derived sabercats had craniomandibular morphologies that in many respects were highly differ...
In the present study, we used linear morphometrics of the crania, mandible and dentition to explore ...
The postnatal changes of the skull of the male and the female European wildcat are described in deta...
In the present study, we used linear morphometrics of the crania, mandible and dentition to explore ...
The family Felidae (i.e., cats) is composed entirely of hypercarnivores—animals who are solely adapt...
Carnivores (cats, dogs and kin) are a diverse group of mammals that inhabit a remarkable range of ec...
Three basic morpho types are proposed for cats on the basis of their upper canines: 1) conical-tooth...