Virginia Abdala

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October 25, 2024

Deciphering the influence of evolutionary legacy and functional constraints on the patella: an example in modern rhinoceroses amongst perissodactyls

Christophe Mallet, Alexandra Houssaye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18067 PubMed 39469593

December 14, 2023

Discovering the diversity of tadpoles in the mid-north Brazil: morphological and molecular identification, and characterization of the habitat

Patricia dos Santos Sousa, Carlos Augusto Silva Azevedo, Maria Claudene Barros, Elmary Costa Fraga, Thaís B. Guedes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16640 PubMed 38107564

May 16, 2023

New genicular joint angle criteria for flexor muscle (Musculus Semimembranosus) during the terrestrial mammals walking

Fumihiro Mizuno, Naoki Kohno

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15379 PubMed 37214097

March 8, 2023

The earliest dipodomyine heteromyid in North America and the phylogenetic relationships of geomorph rodents

Joshua X. Samuels, Jonathan J.-M. Calede, Jr., Robert M. Hunt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14693 PubMed 36915658

September 16, 2022

Ontogenetic, dietary, and environmental shifts in Mesosauridae

Antoine Verrière, Jörg Fröbisch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13866 PubMed 36132215

April 12, 2022

New insights into the cranial osteology of the Early Cretaceous paracryptodiran turtle Lakotemys australodakotensis

Yann Rollot, Serjoscha W. Evers, Richard L. Cifelli, Walter G. Joyce

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13230 PubMed 35437477

April 6, 2022

Life history and ossification patterns in Miguashaia bureaui reveal the early evolution of osteogenesis in coelacanths

Jorge Mondéjar Fernández, François J. Meunier, Richard Cloutier, Gaël Clément, Michel Laurin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13175 PubMed 35411253

November 29, 2021

Whole-limb scaling of muscle mass and force-generating capacity in amniotes

Peter J. Bishop, Mark A. Wright, Stephanie E. Pierce

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12574 PubMed 34909284

November 24, 2021

Biomechanics of the medial meniscus in the osteoarthritic knee joint

Karol Daszkiewicz, Piotr Łuczkiewicz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12509 PubMed 34900428

September 10, 2021

Capturing and analyzing pattern diversity: an example using the melanistic spotted patterns of leopard geckos

Tilmann Glimm, Maria Kiskowski, Nickolas Moreno, Ylenia Chiari

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11829 PubMed 34595062

August 5, 2021

The phylogenetic relationships of geoemydid turtles from the Eocene Messel Pit Quarry: a first assessment using methods for continuous and discrete characters

Eduardo Ascarrunz, Julien Claude, Walter G. Joyce

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11805 PubMed 34430073

June 2, 2021

Effects of thiourea on the skull of Triturus newts during ontogeny

Maja Ajduković, Tijana Vučić, Milena Cvijanović

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11535 PubMed 34141485

April 20, 2021

The impact of functional excess of footwear on the foot shape of 7-year-old girls and boys

Ewa Puszczalowska-Lizis, Aleksandra Lukasiewicz, Sabina Lizis, Jaroslaw Omorczyk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11277 PubMed 33976980

March 15, 2021

Myofascial release versus Mulligan sustained natural apophyseal glides’ immediate and short-term effects on pain, function, and mobility in non-specific low back pain

Vignesh Bhat P, Vivek Dineshbhai Patel, Charu Eapen, Manisha Shenoy, Steve Milanese

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10706 PubMed 33777508

January 18, 2021

Association between foot thermal responses and shear forces during turning gait in young adults

Angel E. Gonzalez, Ana Pineda Gutierrez, Andrew M. Kern, Kota Z. Takahashi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10515 PubMed 33552710

November 4, 2020

Geographic variation in the skull morphology of the lesser grison (Galictis cuja: Carnivora, Mustelidae) from two Brazilian ecoregions

Raissa Prior Migliorini, Rodrigo Fornel, Carlos Benhur Kasper

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9388 PubMed 33194321

October 20, 2020

Craniofacial ontogeny in Tylosaurinae

Amelia R. Zietlow

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10145 PubMed 33150074

October 16, 2020

Unique myological changes associated with ossified fabellae: a femorofabellar ligament and systematic review of the double-headed popliteus

Michael A. Berthaume, Spencer Barnes, Kiron K. Athwal, Lukas Willinger

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10028 PubMed 33088615

September 15, 2020

Changes in muscle activity during the flexion and extension phases of arm cycling as an effect of power output are muscle-specific

Carla P. Chaytor, Davis Forman, Jeannette Byrne, Angela Loucks-Atkinson, Kevin E. Power

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9759 PubMed 32983635

September 8, 2020

Hypercarnivorous teeth and healed injuries to Canis chihliensis from Early Pleistocene Nihewan beds, China, support social hunting for ancestral wolves

Haowen Tong, Xi Chen, Bei Zhang, Bruce Rothschild, Stuart White, Mairin Balisi, Xiaoming Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9858 PubMed 33194358

September 3, 2020

Comparative masticatory myology in anteaters and its implications for interpreting morphological convergence in myrmecophagous placentals

Sérgio Ferreira-Cardoso, Pierre-Henri Fabre, Benoit de Thoisy, Frédéric Delsuc, Lionel Hautier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9690 PubMed 32983632

August 27, 2020

In situ SEM/EDS compositional characterization of osteocytes and blood vessels in fossil and extant turtles on untreated bone surfaces; different preservational pathways microns away

Edwin-Alberto Cadena

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9833 PubMed 32913685

August 19, 2020

Evolution of the patella and patelloid in marsupial mammals

Alice L. Denyer, Sophie Regnault, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9760 PubMed 32879804

July 8, 2020

Exceptionally preserved ‘skin’ in an Early Cretaceous fish from Colombia

Andrés Alfonso-Rojas, Edwin-Alberto Cadena

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9479 PubMed 32714661

May 26, 2020

Hamstring extensibility differences among elite adolescent and young dancers of different dance styles and non-dancers

Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal, Patricia Molina-Castillo, Pedro A. López-Miñarro, Mario Albaladejo-Saura, Francisco Esparza-Ros

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9237 PubMed 32518733

March 20, 2020

The combined effects of temperature and aromatase inhibitor on metamorphosis, growth, locomotion, and sex ratio of tiger frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) tadpoles

Yun Tang, Zhi-Qiang Chen, You-Fu Lin, Jing-Yi Chen, Guo-Hua Ding, Xiang Ji

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8834 PubMed 32219039

February 25, 2020

Monitoring the training dose and acute fatigue response during elbow flexor resistance training using a custom-made resistance band

Jingjing Yang, Hongbin Xu, Juke Liang, Jongyeob Jeong, Taojin Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8689 PubMed 32140314

February 18, 2020

Broad similarities in shoulder muscle architecture and organization across two amniotes: implications for reconstructing non-mammalian synapsids

Philip Fahn-Lai, Andrew A. Biewener, Stephanie E. Pierce

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8556 PubMed 32117627

December 17, 2019

Ontogenetic and inter-elemental osteohistological variability in the leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis

Alexander Edward Botha, Jennifer Botha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8030 PubMed 31871831

September 19, 2019

Ankle and midtarsal joint quasi-stiffness during walking with added mass

Andrew M. Kern, Nikolaos Papachatzis, Jeffrey M. Patterson, Dustin A. Bruening, Kota Z. Takahashi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7487 PubMed 31579566

September 11, 2019

Prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility, musculoskeletal injuries, and chronic musculoskeletal pain among American university students

Peter R. Reuter, Kaylee R. Fichthorn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7625 PubMed 31565567

September 10, 2019

Histological changes of female reproductive organs subjected to different jumping exercise intensities and honey supplementation in rats

Maryam Mosavat, Mahaneem Mohamed, Foong Kiew Ooi, Mitra Mirsanjari, Anani Aila Mat Zin, Aminah Che Romli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7646 PubMed 31565571

August 13, 2019

The effects of detraining and retraining periods on fat-mass and fat-free mass in elite male soccer players

Luis Suarez-Arrones, Pilar Lara-Lopez, Rafael Maldonado, Nacho Torreno, Moises De Hoyo, Fabio Yuzo Nakamura, Valter Di Salvo, Alberto Mendez-Villanueva

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7466 PubMed 31423358

August 6, 2019

Large pelvic tubercle in orangutans relates to the adductor longus muscle

Brian M. Shearer, Magdalena Muchlinski, Ashley S. Hammond

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7273 PubMed 31403002

July 8, 2019

The effects of gluteal squeezes compared to bilateral bridges on gluteal strength, power, endurance, and girth

Bryan J. Lehecka, Jessica Turley, Aaron Stapleton, Kyle Waits, John Zirkle

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7287 PubMed 31328046

June 7, 2019

Digital dissection of the pelvis and hindlimb of the red-legged running frog, Phlyctimantis maculatus, using Diffusible Iodine Contrast Enhanced computed microtomography (DICE μCT)

Amber J. Collings, Christopher T. Richards

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7003 PubMed 31211012

May 29, 2019

Unilateral hamstring foam rolling does not impair strength but the rate of force development of the contralateral muscle

Xin Ye, Benjamin S. Killen, Krista L. Zelizney, William M. Miller, Sunggun Jeon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7028 PubMed 31179197

March 11, 2019

The distributive and structural characteristics of bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) in Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus)

Wanhong He, Wangdong Zhang, Cuicui Cheng, Jianfei Li, Xiuping Wu, Min Li, Zhihua Chen, Wenhui Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6571 PubMed 30881767

February 5, 2019

Behavioral correlates of semi-zygodactyly in Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) based on analysis of internet images

Diego Sustaita, Yuri Gloumakov, Leah R. Tsang, Aaron M. Dollar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6243 PubMed 30740269

January 30, 2019

Urban plums and toads: do fleshy fruits affect the post-metamorphic growth of amphibians?

Mikołaj Kaczmarski, Piotr Tryjanowski, Anna Maria Kubicka

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6337 PubMed 30723623

January 11, 2019

Characterizing ecomorphological patterns in hyenids: a multivariate approach using postcanine dentition

Carlos Coca-Ortega, Juan Antonio Pérez-Claros

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6238 PubMed 30648005

December 3, 2018

When and where to hatch? Red-eyed treefrog embryos use light cues in two contexts

Brandon A. Güell, Karen M. Warkentin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6018 PubMed 30533307

November 15, 2018

A taxonomic reassessment of Piramys auffenbergi, a neglected turtle from the late Miocene of Piram Island, Gujarat, India

Gabriel S. Ferreira, Saswati Bandyopadhyay, Walter G. Joyce

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5938 PubMed 30479901

October 23, 2018

Non-sutural basicranium-derived cells undergo a unique mineralization pathway via a cartilage intermediate in vitro

Holly E. Weiss-Bilka, Justin A. Brill, Matthew J. Ravosa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5757 PubMed 30386695

October 2, 2018

Osteology of a forelimb of an aetosaur Stagonolepis olenkae (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia: Aetosauria) from the Krasiejów locality in Poland and its probable adaptations for a scratch-digging behavior

Dawid Dróżdż

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5595 PubMed 30310738

July 13, 2018

Differences in electromyographic activity of biceps brachii and brachioradialis while performing three variants of curl

Giuseppe Marcolin, Fausto Antonio Panizzolo, Nicola Petrone, Tatiana Moro, Davide Grigoletto, Davide Piccolo, Antonio Paoli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5165 PubMed 30013836

March 27, 2018

Playing by the rules? Phenotypic adaptation to temperate environments in an American marsupial

Sergio F. Nigenda-Morales, Ryan J. Harrigan, Robert K. Wayne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4512 PubMed 29607255

October 3, 2017

Exceptional soft tissues preservation in a mummified frog-eating Eocene salamander

Jérémy Tissier, Jean-Claude Rage, Michel Laurin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3861 PubMed 29018606

September 15, 2017

Effects of long-term preservation on amphibian body conditions: implications for historical morphological research

Guocheng Shu, Yuzhou Gong, Feng Xie, Nicholas C. Wu, Cheng Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3805 PubMed 28929024

August 29, 2017

High incidence of cervical ribs indicates vulnerable condition in Late Pleistocene woolly rhinoceroses

Alexandra A.E. van der Geer, Frietson Galis

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3684 PubMed 28875067

August 14, 2017

The effects of captive versus wild rearing environments on long bone articular surfaces in common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Kristi L. Lewton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3668 PubMed 28828263

July 26, 2017

Correlated evolution of sternal keel length and ilium length in birds

Tao Zhao, Di Liu, Zhiheng Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3622 PubMed 28761797

June 8, 2017

Relating form to function in the hummingbird feeding apparatus

Alejandro Rico-Guevara

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3449 PubMed 28607842

June 1, 2017

The development of curvature in the porcine radioulna

Jess Pantinople, Kyle McCabe, Keith Henderson, Hazel L. Richards, Nick Milne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3386 PubMed 28584714

April 26, 2017

Forelimb bone curvature in terrestrial and arboreal mammals

Keith Henderson, Jess Pantinople, Kyle McCabe, Hazel L. Richards, Nick Milne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3229 PubMed 28462036

March 29, 2017

External kinetics of the kettlebell snatch in amateur lifters

James A. Ross, Justin W.L. Keogh, Cameron J. Wilson, Christian Lorenzen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3111 PubMed 28367368

March 28, 2017

A functional approach to the body condition assessment of lactating donkeys as a tool for welfare evaluation

Emanuela Valle, Federica Raspa, Marzia Giribaldi, Raffaella Barbero, Stefania Bergagna, Sara Antoniazzi, Amy K. Mc Lean, Michela Minero, Laura Cavallarin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3001 PubMed 28367363

March 21, 2017

Evolution of the patellar sesamoid bone in mammals

Mark E. Samuels, Sophie Regnault, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3103 PubMed 28344905

March 21, 2017

Isolation and characterization of human articular chondrocytes from surgical waste after total knee arthroplasty (TKA)

Jakob Naranda, Lidija Gradišnik, Mario Gorenjak, Matjaž Vogrin, Uroš Maver

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3079 PubMed 28344902

March 15, 2017

Three-dimensional visualisation of the internal anatomy of the sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) forelimb using contrast-enhanced micro-computed tomography

Fernanda Bribiesca-Contreras, William I. Sellers

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3039 PubMed 28316884

January 12, 2017

Phalangeal joints kinematics during ostrich (Struthio camelus) locomotion

Rui Zhang, Qiaoli Ji, Gang Luo, Shuliang Xue, Songsong Ma, Jianqiao Li, Lei Ren

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2857 PubMed 28097064

October 11, 2016

Ecomorphological analysis of the astragalo-calcaneal complex in rodents and inferences of locomotor behaviours in extinct rodent species

Samuel Ginot, Lionel Hautier, Laurent Marivaux, Monique Vianey-Liaud

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2393 PubMed 27761303

September 20, 2016

Contributions to the functional morphology of caudate skulls: kinetic and akinetic forms

Nikolay Natchev, Stephan Handschuh, Simeon Lukanov, Nikolay Tzankov, Borislav Naumov, Ingmar Werneburg

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2392 PubMed 27688958

August 24, 2016

Morpho-histological characterisation of the alimentary canal of an important food fish, Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer)

Kathiresan Purushothaman, Doreen Lau, Jolly M. Saju, Syed Musthaq SK, Declan Patrick Lunny, Shubha Vij, László Orbán

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2377 PubMed 27635341

July 28, 2016

Three-dimensional geometrical changes of the human tibialis anterior muscle and its central aponeurosis measured with three-dimensional ultrasound during isometric contractions

Brent J. Raiteri, Andrew G. Cresswell, Glen A. Lichtwark

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2260 PubMed 27547566

July 19, 2016

Reconstitution of the complete rupture in musculotendinous junction using skeletal muscle-derived multipotent stem cell sheet-pellets as a “bio-bond”

Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Tetsuro Tamaki, Maki Hirata, Yoshiyasu Uchiyama, Masato Sato, Joji Mochida

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2231 PubMed 27547541

May 17, 2016

The ontogenetic transformation of the mesosaurid tarsus: a contribution to the origin of the primitive amniotic astragalus

Graciela Piñeiro, Pablo Núñez Demarco, Melitta D. Meneghel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2036 PubMed 27231658

February 29, 2016

The origin of the medial circumflex femoral artery: a meta-analysis and proposal of a new classification system

Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Brandon M. Henry, Jens Vikse, Joyeeta Roy, Przemysław A. Pękala, Maren Svensen, Daniel L. Guay, Karolina Saganiak, Jerzy A. Walocha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1726 PubMed 26966661

January 21, 2016

Microscopical and elemental FESEM and Phenom ProX-SEM-EDS analysis of osteocyte- and blood vessel-like microstructures obtained from fossil vertebrates of the Eocene Messel Pit, Germany

Edwin Cadena

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1618 PubMed 26819855

January 14, 2016

Normal distal pulmonary vein anatomy

Wiesława Klimek-Piotrowska, Mateusz K. Hołda, Katarzyna Piątek, Mateusz Koziej, Jakub Hołda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1579 PubMed 26793429

November 19, 2015

Tools for quantitative form description; an evaluation of different software packages for semi-landmark analysis

Léo Botton-Divet, Alexandra Houssaye, Anthony Herrel, Anne-Claire Fabre, Raphael Cornette

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1417 PubMed 26618086

October 8, 2015

Comments and corrections on 3D modeling studies of locomotor muscle moment arms in archosaurs

Karl Bates, Susannah C.R. Maidment, Emma R. Schachner, Paul M. Barrett

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1272 PubMed 26500810

October 6, 2015

Variations in leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) skull morphology and body size: sexual and geographic influences

Fernando L. Sicuro, Luiz Flamarion B. Oliveira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1309 PubMed 26500818

October 1, 2015

The prevalence and anatomical characteristics of the accessory head of the flexor pollicis longus muscle: a meta-analysis

Joyeeta Roy, Brandon M. Henry, Przemysław A. Pękala, Jens Vikse, Piravin Kumar Ramakrishnan, Jerzy A. Walocha, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1255 PubMed 26557419

September 24, 2015

Acute effects of anterior thigh foam rolling on hip angle, knee angle, and rectus femoris length in the modified Thomas test

Andrew D. Vigotsky, Gregory J. Lehman, Bret Contreras, Chris Beardsley, Bryan Chung, Erin H. Feser

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1281 PubMed 26421244

August 27, 2015

A global phylogeny of Pelomedusoides turtles with new material of Neochelys franzeni Schleich, 1993 (Testudines, Podocnemididae) from the middle Eocene, Messel Pit, of Germany

Edwin Cadena

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1221 PubMed 26336649

August 13, 2015

Cranial and mandibular shape variation in the genus Carollia (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Colombia: biogeographic patterns and morphological modularity

Camilo López-Aguirre, Jairo Pérez-Torres, Laura A. B. Wilson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1197 PubMed 26413433

August 13, 2015

A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Quiriri mountain range of southern Brazil

Marcio R. Pie, Luiz F. Ribeiro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1179 PubMed 26339556

March 31, 2015

The effects of set volume during isolated lumbar extension resistance training in recreationally trained males

James Steele, Adam Fitzpatrick, Stewart Bruce-Low, James Fisher

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.878 PubMed 25861560

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