Zoology

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists. 
  • A new species of Alvinocaris (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alvinocarididae) and a new record of A. muricola from methane seeps on the Blake Ridge Diapir, Northwestern Atlantic 
  • A revised metric for quantifying body shape in vertebrates 
  • American alligator digestion rate of Blue Crabs and its implications for stomach contents analysis 
  • Attachment and deployment of remote video/audio recording devices (Crittercams) on wild American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) 
  • Biomechanics of turtle shells: how whole shells fail in compression. 
  • Chemical signals in the echidna: differences between seasons, sexes, individuals and gland types 
  • Compliant walking in primates 
  • Contrasting activity budgets of alternative reproductive tactics in male striped mice 
  • Crab predation by the San Salvador rock iguana (Cyclura rileyi) 
  • Dental identification and age determination in Elephas maximus. 
  • Dietary protein influences the life-history characteristics across generations in the African striped mouse Rhabdomys. 
  • Do phalangeriforms (Marsupialia: Diprotodontia) have a 'hypocone'? 
  • Effect of Glomus mosseae (Gerd and Trappe) and neemex® against Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) chitwood on eggplant 
  • Erratum: Review of the systematic status of Sceloporus arenicolus Degenhardt and Jones, 1972 with an estimate of divergence time (Zootaxa (2013) 3664:3 (312-320)) 
  • Evaluating the Conservation Status of Illinois Snakes 
  • Factors influencing growth and survival of the killifish, Rivulus marmoratus, held inside enclosures in mangrove swamps 
  • Footfall patterns and interlimb co-ordination in opossums (Family Didelphidae): Evidence for the evolution of diagonal-sequence walking gaits in primates 
  • Forelimb and hind limb loading patterns during below branch quadrupedal locomotion in the two-toed sloth 
  • Functional correlates of the position of the axis of rotation of the mandible during chewing in non-human primates. 
  • Genetic tests of the taxonomic status of the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) from the high mountain zone of the Andringitra Massif, Madagascar 
  • Germ cell depletion does not alter the morphogenesis of the fetal testis or ovary in the red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta). 
  • Grand opportunities: strategies for addressing grand challenges in organismal animal biology. 
  • Growth and patterning are evolutionarily dissociated in the vestigial wing discs of workers of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. 
  • In Situ Observations of Root-gall Formation Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 
  • In vivo bone strain and finite element modeling of a rhesus macaque mandible during mastication. 
  • Inhibitory effect of low salinity on growth and reproduction of the estuarine sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus 
  • Intra- and Interpopulation Genome Variation In Meloidogyne arenaria. 
  • Knockouts of high-ranking males have limited impact on baboon social networks. 
  • Life history of the vaquita, Phocoena sinus (Phocoenidae, Cetacea) 
  • Limb excursion during quadrupedal walking: How do primates compare to other mammals? 
  • Masticatory motor patterns in ungulates: a quantitative assessment of jaw-muscle coordination in goats, alpacas and horses. 
  • Measures of dung bolus size for known-age African elephants (Loxodonta africana): Implications for age estimation 
  • Native Seychelles tortoises or Aldabran imports? The importance of radiocarbon dating for ancient DNA studies 
  • Neuroendocrine regulation of hair development in the ventral hind wing of Precis coenia 
  • Ontogenetic allometry and body composition of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena, L.) from the western North Atlantic 
  • Patterns of growth in wild bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus 
  • Pioneering paradigms and magnificent manifestos--Leigh Van Valen's priceless contributions to evolutionary biology. 
  • Possible predation attempt by a marbled cat on a juvenile Phayre's leaf monkey 
  • Postcranial adaptations for leaping in primates 
  • Reconciling genealogical and morphological species in a worldwide study of the Family Hydractiniidae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) 
  • Reproductive Ecology of the Endangered Golden Toad (Bufo periglenes) 
  • Rethinking the evolution of extant sub-Saharan African suids (Suidae, Artiodactyla) 
  • Review of the systematic status of Sceloporus arenicolus Degenhardt and Jones, 1972 with an estimate of divergence time. 
  • Rodents on tropical land-bridge islands 
  • Seasonal regression in testicular size and histology in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena, L.) from the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine 
  • Seasonal regression in testicular size and histology in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena, L.) from the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine 
  • Serratus ventralis function in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops): are primate quadrupeds unique? 
  • Sex-dependent expression of PEP-19 in the song nucleus during brain development in zebra finches 
  • The anatomy and function of the feeding apparatus in two armadillos (Dasypoda): anatomy is not destiny 
  • The effect of habitat on the helminth parasites of an island population of the Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) 
  • The effect of substrate size on the locomotion and gait patterns of the kinkajou (Potos flavus). 
  • The minimum size of leatherbacks at reproductive maturity, with a review of sizes for nesting females from the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Ocean basins 
  • The population ecology and social behaviour of taxonomists. 
  • The relationship between bone mechanical properties and ground reaction forces in normal and hypermuscular mice. 
  • The use of the tongue and hyoid apparatus during feeding in lizards (Ctenosaura similis and Tupinambis nigropunctatus) 
  • Using RGB displays to portray color realistic imagery to animal eyes. 
  • Vertebral column morphology, C-start curvature, and the evolution of mechanical defenses in tetraodontiform fishes