Members of the genus Ctenomys (tuco-tuco; Rodentia: Caviomorpha: Octodontidae) are considered scratch diggers. We compared the forelimbs of adult C. azarae with those of 13 species within other genera of caviomorph rodents to identify morphofunctional variation in osseous elements related to fossorial habits. Eight measurements of the humerus and ulna were used to construct five functional indices that were subjected to principal components analysis and simple comparisons among means. Ctenomys has a general morphology similar to that of terrestrial caviomorph rodents but exhibits some features that reflect its specialized fossorial condition, such as its comparatively large epicondyles. These features indicate greater muscular development a...
In arid and semiarid ecosystems, digging and burrowing are common behaviors in many mammals looking ...
Rodents and carnivorans constitute two diverse clades with variable life habits. To analyze the comm...
Ontogenetic allometries of craniomandibular and dental features linked to digging were analyzed in 5...
Members of the genus Ctenomys (tuco-tuco; Rodentia: Caviomorpha: Octodontidae) are considered scratc...
Burrow construction in the subterranean Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) primarily occurs by...
Humeral variation associated with digging ability in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys was analyzed t...
Humeral variation associated with digging ability in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys was analyzed t...
Here, a detailed description of the forelimbs and hindlimbs of all living species of the genus Tympa...
As in many other fossorial tetrapods, the most obvious adaptations to scratch-digging in the subterr...
The limbs of mammals exhibit a variety of morphologies that reflect the diversity of their habitats ...
The adaptations for a particular locomotor type (e.g., fossorial or saltatorial) could affect limb b...
The subterranean genus Ctenomys (∼60 species, ∼100–1000 g) constructs its burrows by using both fore...
The aim of this work is the analysis of histochemical and morphometric properties of the masseter mu...
Here, a detailed description of the forelimbs and hindlimbs of all living species of the genus Tympa...
Here, a detailed description of the forelimbs and hindlimbs of all living species of the genus Tympa...
In arid and semiarid ecosystems, digging and burrowing are common behaviors in many mammals looking ...
Rodents and carnivorans constitute two diverse clades with variable life habits. To analyze the comm...
Ontogenetic allometries of craniomandibular and dental features linked to digging were analyzed in 5...
Members of the genus Ctenomys (tuco-tuco; Rodentia: Caviomorpha: Octodontidae) are considered scratc...
Burrow construction in the subterranean Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) primarily occurs by...
Humeral variation associated with digging ability in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys was analyzed t...
Humeral variation associated with digging ability in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys was analyzed t...
Here, a detailed description of the forelimbs and hindlimbs of all living species of the genus Tympa...
As in many other fossorial tetrapods, the most obvious adaptations to scratch-digging in the subterr...
The limbs of mammals exhibit a variety of morphologies that reflect the diversity of their habitats ...
The adaptations for a particular locomotor type (e.g., fossorial or saltatorial) could affect limb b...
The subterranean genus Ctenomys (∼60 species, ∼100–1000 g) constructs its burrows by using both fore...
The aim of this work is the analysis of histochemical and morphometric properties of the masseter mu...
Here, a detailed description of the forelimbs and hindlimbs of all living species of the genus Tympa...
Here, a detailed description of the forelimbs and hindlimbs of all living species of the genus Tympa...
In arid and semiarid ecosystems, digging and burrowing are common behaviors in many mammals looking ...
Rodents and carnivorans constitute two diverse clades with variable life habits. To analyze the comm...
Ontogenetic allometries of craniomandibular and dental features linked to digging were analyzed in 5...