A jaw joint between the squamosal and dentary is a defining feature of mammals and is
referred to as the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in humans. Driven by changes in dentition …

Major changes in the vertebrate anatomy have preceded the conquest of land by the
members of this taxon, and continuous changes in limb shape and use have occurred …

Vertebrate limb morphology often reflects the environment due to variation in locomotor
requirements. However, proximal and distal limb segments may evolve differently from one …

The biological world serves as a vast reservoir of inspiration for human innovation,
particularly in the realm of robotics designed to navigate intricate granular environments …

The evolutionary transition to powered flight remains controversial in bats, the only flying
mammals. We applied aerodynamic modeling to reconstruct flight in the oldest complete …

Sharks, rays, and chimaera form the clade Chondrichthyes, an ancient group of
morphologically and ecologically diverse vertebrates that has played an important role in …

Background Through the evolution of novel wing structures, bats (Order Chiroptera) became
the only mammalian group to achieve powered flight. This achievement preceded the …

Formation of the vertebrate limb buds begins with a localized epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal
transition (EMT) of the somatic lateral plate mesoderm (LPM). While the processes that drive …

A Mauricio Suárez Aller por dirigir las ideas de esta investigación, su generosa atención y
acompañamiento intelectual han sido fundamentales. A Eduardo Roldán Schuth por su …

Organisms are complex systems of traits, which grow together and influence each other
during development, leading to covariation among anatomical structures. Underlying …