2011-2012 publications:

Armored Catfishes

Lujan, N.K., and Armbruster, J.W. 2012. Morphological and functional diversity of the mandible in suckermouth armored catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Journal of Morphology, 273, 24-39.

Basal Monstersaur

Conrad, J.L., Rieppel, O., Gauthier, J.A., and Norell, M.A. 2011. Osteology of Gobiderma pulchrum (Monstersauria, Lepidosauria, Reptilia). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 362, 1-88.

Chimaeroid Breathing

Dean, M.N., Summers, A.P., and Ferry, L.A. In press. Very low pressures drive ventilatory flow in chimaeroid fishes. Journal of Morphology, Early View.

Turtle Shells

Vega, C., and Stayton, C.T. 2011. Dimorphism in shell shape and strength in two species of emydid turtle. Herpetologica, 67, 397-405.

Horned Lizards

Bergmann, P.J., and Berk, C.P. In press. The evolution of positive allometry of weaponry in horned lizards (Phrynosoma). Evolutionary Biology, Online First.

Monstersauria Osteoderms

Mead, J.I., Schubert, B.W., Wallace, S.C., and Swift, S.L. In press. Helodermatid lizard from the Mio-Pliocene oak-hickory forest of Tennessee, eastern USA, and a review of Monstersauria osteoderms. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.

Bone-cracking Carnivorans

Tseng, Z.J., Antón, M., and Salesa, M.J. 2011. The evolution of the bone-cracking model in carnivorans: cranial functional morphology of the Plio-Pleistocene cursorial hyaenid Chasmaporthetes lunensis (Mammalia: Carnivora). Paleobiology, 37, 140-156.

Tooth Root Morphology

Kupczik, K., and Stynder, D.D. 2011. Tooth root morphology as an indicator for dietary specialization in carnivores (Mammalia: Carnivora). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Early View.

Focal Palatine Erosion

Zordan, M., Deem, S.L., and Sanchez, C.R. 2011. Focal palatine erosion in captive and free-living cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) and other felid species. Zoo Biology, Early View.

Cranial Shape Evolution

Tseng, Z.J., and Wang, X. 2011. Do convergent ecomorphs evolve through convergent morphological pathways? Cranial shape evolution in fossil hyaenids and borophagine canids (Carnivora, Mammalia). Paleobiology, 37, 470-489.

Cranial Pneumaticity

Tahara, R., and Larsson, H.C.E. 2011. Cranial pneumatic anatomy of Ornithomimus edmontonicus (Ornithomimidae: Theropoda). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 31, 127-143.

Turtle Shell Shape

Rivera, G., and Stayton, C.T. 2011. Finite element modeling of shell shape in the freshwater turtle Pseudemys concinna reveals a trade-off between mechanical strength and hydrodynamic efficiency. Journal of Morphology, 272, 1192-1203.

Frog Muscles

Johnston, P. 2011. Cranial muscles of the anurans Leiopelma hochstetteri and Ascaphus truei and the homologies of the mandibular adductors in Lissamphibia and other gnathostomes. Journal of Morphology, 272, 1492-1512.

Tyrannosauroid

Bever, G.S., Brusatte, S.L., Balanoff, A.M., and Norell, M.A. 2011. Variation, variability, and the origin of the avian endocranium: Insights from the anatomy of Alioramus altai (Theropoda: Tyrannosauroidea). PLoS ONE, 6(8), e23393.

Turtle Shell Shape

Stayton, C.T. 2011. Biomechanics on the half shell: functional performance influences patterns of morphological variation in the emydid turtle carapace. Zoology, 114, 213-223.

Lemur

Smith, T.D., Eiting, T.P., and Rossie, J.B. 2011. Distribution of olfactory and nonolfactory surface area in the nasal fossa of Microcebus murinus: implications for microcomputed tomography and airflow studies. The Anatomical Record, 294, 1217-1225.

Lizards

Miralles, A., Köhler, J., Vieites, D.R., Glaw, F., and Vences, M. 2011. Hypotheses on rostral shield evolution in fossorial lizards derived from the phylogenetic position of a new species of Paracontias (Squamata, Scincidae). Organisms Diversity and Evolution, 11, 135-150.

Woodpecker

Yoon, S.-H., and Park, S. 2011. A mechanical analysis of woodpecker drumming and its application to shock-absorbing systems. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 6.

Hoatzin

Zanno, L.E., and Makovicky, P.J. 2011. Herbivorous ecomorphology and specialization patterns in theropod dinosaur evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108, 232-237.

Asian Elephant

Ferretti, M.P., and Debruyne, R. 2011. Anatomy and phylogenetic value of the mandibular and coronoid canals and their associated foramina in proboscideans (Mammalia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 161, 391-413.

New Sauropod

Rowe, T.B., Sues, H.-D., and Reisz, R.R. 2011. Dispersal and diversity in the earliest North American sauropodomorph dinosaurs, with a description of a new taxon. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 278, 1044-1053.

Felid Skull Morphology

Sicuro, F.L., and Oliveira, F.B. 2011. Skull morphology and functionality of extant felidae (Mammalia: Carnivora): a phylogenetic and evolutionary perspective. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 161, 414-462.

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