..., and morphology can evolve to optimize it. The link between performance and morphology should be tested to properly understand morphological variation. Adaptation Morphology Murid Performance Rodentia For decades, deductions of functional outputs from morphology have been routinely used...

...://www.biologists.com/user-licence-1-1/ Summary: During digging, mole-rats anchor their upper incisors in the soil while the lower incisors are lifted through the soil. A quick, nose-down rotation of the head finishes an excavation cycle. Rodentia Bathyergidae Teeth Incisors Biomechanics Many...

...: Host species identity significantly impacts leg segment asymmetry in a host-specialist flea, but not a host-opportunistic flea; thus, generalist fleas may better compensate for developmental instability when exploiting novel hosts. Parasite Host switching Parapulex chephrenis Rodentia...