Abstract With almost 2,600 species, Rodentia is the most diverse order of mammals. Here,
we provide an overview of changes in our understanding of the systematics of living rodents …

Diet plays an incontrovertible role in primate evolution, affecting anatomy, growth and
development, behavior, and social structure. It should come as no surprise that a myriad of …

A major step in mammalian evolution was the shift amongst many herbivorous clades from a
browsing diet of leaves to a grazing diet of grasses. This was associated with (1) major …

Understanding neural function requires quantification of the sensory signals that an animal's
brain evolved to interpret. These signals in turn depend on the morphology and mechanics …

Much of the basic information about individual organ development comes from studies using
model species. Whereas conservation of gene regulatory networks across higher taxa …

In response to environmental changes in the Northern hemisphere, several lines of
brachyodont-bunodont cricetid rodents evolved during the Late Miocene as “microtoid …

The explosive, long fuse, and short fuse models represent competing hypotheses for the
timing of placental mammal diversification. Support for the explosive model, which posits …

Murines are well known for their generalist diet, but several of them display specializations
towards a carnivorous diet such as the amphibious Indo‐Pacific water‐rats. Despite the fact …

In paleontology, many changes affecting morphology, such as tooth shape in mammals, are
interpreted as ecological adaptations that reflect important selective events. Despite …

Masticatory muscle features allow for an understanding of how dietary habits and
masticatory functions have evolved across mammalian lineages. Herbivorous mammals …