Genital bone in male harbour seals
Most but not all male eutherian mammals have an os penis or baculum. It has evolved and was lost multiple times independently. The genital bone displays a great diversity in morphology which has been...
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Head-neck system in Carnivora
As a result of the Symposium on the vertebral column „Development, genetics, biomechanics, and evolution of the spine in vertebrates“ co-organised by Dr. Maxime Taverne (Hôpital Necker, Paris), Dr. Roman Hossein Khonsair (Hôpital Necker,...
Dental wear gradient in rats
Teeth are in direct contact with the animal’s food. The interaction leaves marks on the enamel and these wear patterns can be assessed quantitatively via dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA). In addition to food...
Long-term social memory of elephants
The proverbial elephant memory is no coincidence, as the recent study (Kränzlin et al. 2024 Zoobiology) by the Böhmer Research Group shows. As part of his Bachelor’s thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr....
An extraordinary long neck
The neck of Tanystropheus – an extinct reptile from the Triassic – is more than twice as long as the animal’s body. Not only is the neck length unusual, but also the small number...
Fossils, genes and the evolution of the vertebral column in dinosaurs & co.
Birds and crocodylians are the only living members of Archosauria and therefore represent a crucial group to be studied in order to further our understanding of dinosaurs. The book edited by Woodward and Farlow (2023) Ruling...
A look into the mouth of sharks
Classically, diversification of fish is thought to involve an onshore-offshore gradient; i.e., species originate on nearshore environments and later expand offshore in their evolutionary history. Sharks are a group of cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) with...
Woodpeckers – Tough animals
Woodpeckers are well known for their pecking behavior. They hit with their beak on trees for feeding, nesting and also to mark their territory. Enormous forces act on the bird’s body during impact. This...
Interdisciplinary collaboration
In collaboration with veterinarians from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, from a practice for small pets as well as from the laboratory for veterinary diagnostics Laboklin, we investigated the changes in hormonal concentration in relation to the reproductive...
Hot off the press! Bone microanatomy and musculature
The results of a previous study (Böhmer et al. 2018 The Anatomical Record) revealed that certain muscles in the forelimb of the pine marten have a greater force-generating capacity than that of the stone...
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