ecomorphology
- Do the relationships between hindlimb anatomy and sprint speed variation differ between sexes in Anolis lizards?
Summary: Analyses of limb segment lengths and muscle size and architecture in Anolis lizards provides evidence for different proximate drivers of sprint speed variation in males and females.
- A gyroscopic advantage: phylogenetic patterns of compensatory movements in frogs
Summary: This article provides the first comparative study exploring the head compensatory movements of Anura in an ecomorphological context, revealing elevated compensatory abilities in the Natatanura clade that could provide a gyroscopic advantage.
- Holding tight to feathers – structural specializations and attachment properties of the avian ectoparasite Crataerina pallida (Diptera, Hippoboscidae)
Highlighted Article: The avian ectoparasitic fly Crataerina pallida (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) can stay attached to its flying host, the common swift, by using a strongly modified tarsal attachment system, which provides exceptionally high attachment forces on various surfaces.
- The evolution of jaw protrusion mechanics is tightly coupled to bentho-pelagic divergence in damselfishes (Pomacentridae)
Summary: Evolutionary analyses of both form and function in damselfishes demonstrate tight linkage between jaw protrusion ability and the repeated convergence on predominantly benthic or predominantly pelagic feeding niches.