Search Results - "Hall, Margaret I"
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Comparative anatomy of the felid brachial plexus reflects differing hunting strategies between Pantherinae (snow leopard, Panthera uncia) and Felinae (domestic cat, Felis catus)
Published in PloS one (09-08-2023)“…The brachial plexus, a network of ventral rami providing somatic sensory and motor innervation to the forelimb, is of particular importance in felids…”
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Eye shape and the nocturnal bottleneck of mammals
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (22-12-2012)“…Most vertebrate groups exhibit eye shapes that vary predictably with activity pattern. Nocturnal vertebrates typically have large corneas relative to eye size…”
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The nocturnal bottleneck and the evolution of mammalian vision
Published in Brain, behavior and evolution (01-01-2010)“…Evidence from the early paleontological record of mammalian evolution has often been interpreted as supporting the idea that mammals were nocturnal for most of…”
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What’s suffering got to do with it? A qualitative study of suffering in the context of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
Published in BMC palliative care (11-11-2021)“…Abstract Background Intolerable suffering is a common eligibility requirement for persons requesting assisted death, and although suffering has received…”
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The anatomical relationships between the avian eye, orbit and sclerotic ring: implications for inferring activity patterns in extinct birds
Published in Journal of anatomy (01-06-2008)“…Activity pattern, or the time of day when an animal is awake and active, is highly associated with that animal's ecology. There are two principal activity…”
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Reorganization of mammalian body wall patterning with cloacal septation
Published in Scientific reports (23-08-2017)“…Septation of the cloaca is a unique mammalian adaptation that required a novel reorganization of the perineum–the caudal portion of the trunk body wall not…”
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Histological study of white rhinoceros integument
Published in PloS one (25-04-2017)“…In this study, we report findings from a microscopic analysis of the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) integumentary ultrastructure. Skin samples from the…”
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Hawk eyes I: diurnal raptors differ in visual fields and degree of eye movement
Published in PloS one (22-09-2010)“…Different strategies to search and detect prey may place specific demands on sensory modalities. We studied visual field configuration, degree of eye movement,…”
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A functional and clinical reinterpretation of human perineal neuromuscular anatomy: Application to sexual function and continence
Published in Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) (01-11-2016)“…Modern anatomical and surgical references illustrate perineal muscles all innervated by branches of the pudendal nerve but still organized into anatomically…”
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Midline and Mediolateral Episiotomy: Risk Assessment Based on Clinical Anatomy
Published in Diagnostics (Basel) (02-02-2021)“…Episiotomy is the surgical incision of the vaginal orifice and perineum to ease the passage of an infant's head while crowning during vaginal delivery…”
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Anatomical specializations for nocturnality in a critically endangered parrot, the Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)
Published in PloS one (10-08-2011)“…Notes how the bird, endemic to New Zealand, is an example of a species that has evolved a nocturnal lifestyle in an otherwise diurnal lineage. Provides a…”
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Male and female anatomical homologies in the perineum of the dog (Canis familiaris)
Published in Veterinary medicine and science (01-02-2019)“…Understanding the homologies between male and female perineal structure helps both evolutionary biologists and clinicians better understand the evolution and…”
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Optic Foramen Morphology and Activity Pattern in Birds
Published in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) (01-11-2009)“…The optic nerve is the sole output of visual information from the ganglion cell layer of the retina to the brain in vertebrates. The size of the optic nerve is…”
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A reinterpretation of human breast anatomy includes all the layers of the anterior body wall
Published in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) (01-11-2024)“…Mammary glands define mammals as a group, yet a comprehensive anatomical description of the mammary gland does not exist for almost any mammalian species. In…”
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Extraocular muscle architecture in hawks and owls
Published in Veterinary ophthalmology (01-11-2018)“…Objective A complete and accurate understanding of extraocular muscle function is important to the veterinary care of the avian eye. This is especially true…”
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Comparative analysis of the size and shape of the lizard eye
Published in Zoology (Jena) (01-01-2008)“…Lizards occupy both scotopic (light-limited) and photopic (light-rich) environments, thereby making this clade ideal for analyses of eye morphology…”
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The Relationship Between the Lizard Eye and Associated Bony Features: A Cautionary Note for Interpreting Fossil Activity Patterns
Published in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) (01-06-2009)“…Activity pattern, the time of day when an animal is active, is associated with ecology. There are two major activity patterns: diurnal (awake during the day in…”
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Comment on "Nocturnality in dinosaurs inferred from scleral ring and orbit morphology"
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (23-12-2011)“…Schmitz and Motani (Reports, 6 May 2011, p. 705) claimed to definitively reconstruct activity patterns of Mesozoic archosaurs using the anatomy of the orbit…”
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Relative Wulst volume is correlated with orbit orientation and binocular visual field in birds
Published in Journal of Comparative Physiology (01-03-2008)“…In mammals, species with more frontally oriented orbits have broader binocular visual fields and relatively larger visual regions in the brain. Here, we test…”
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An alternate dissection approach to the female urogenital triangle
Published in Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) (01-09-2013)“…Traditional dissections of the female urogenital (UG) triangle can lead to early destruction of the erectile tissues, associated musculature, and neurovascular…”
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