Feeding and breathing are two functions vital to the survival of all vertebrate species.
Throughout the evolution, vertebrates living in different environments have evolved …

Abstract Lungless salamanders (Family Plethodontidae) form a highly speciose group that
has undergone spectacular adaptive radiation to colonize a multitude of habitats …

Horned frogs, members of the Ceratophryidae family, encompass a group of anurans
varying in size and behavior, yet unified by morphological and behavioral traits enabling …

Dicroglossid tadpoles are an important element of pond and stream communities in
Southeast Asia. They are often found in syntopy but belong to different trophic guilds, from …

Caecilians are enigmatic limbless amphibians that, with a few exceptions, all have an at
least partly burrowing lifestyle. Although it has been suggested that caecilian evolution …

In limbless fossorial vertebrates such as caecilians (Gymnophiona), head‐first burrowing
imposes severe constraints on the morphology and overall size of the head. As such …

Thousands of vertebrate species have been intentionally and unintentionally introduced to
new locations beyond their native range. Many of these species have established alien …

Many organismal functions are temperature-dependent due to the contractile properties of
muscle. Spring-based mechanisms offer a thermally robust alternative to temperature …

The vertebrate skull serves critical functions and is likely under multiple evolutionary
pressures (phylogenetic history constraining diversification and producing conserved …

Many organismal functions are temperature-dependent due to the contractile properties of
muscle. Spring-based mechanisms offer a thermally robust alternative to temperature …