Journal of Morphology

Article	Citations
Review of the methods used for calculating physiological cross‐sectional area (PCSA) for ecological questions	25
Appendage regeneration in anamniotes utilizes genes active during larval‐metamorphic stages that have been lost or altered in amniotes: The case for studying lizard tail regeneration	24
Ecomorphology reveals Euler spiral of mammalian whiskers	21
Anatomy and evolution of the head of Dorylus helvolus (Formicidae: Dorylinae): Patterns of sex‐ and caste‐limited traits in the sausagefly and the driver ant	19
Functional morphology of vertebrate claws investigated using functionally based categories and multiple morphological metrics	19
Distal leg structures of the Aculeata (Hymenoptera): A comparative evolutionary study of Sceliphron (Sphecidae) and Formica (Formicidae)	16
Morphology of the avian yolk sac	16
Neural origins of basal diencephalon in teleost fishes: Radial versus tangential migration	16
Histology and ultrastructure of the gastrointestinal tract in four temperate marine herbivorous fishes	15
The denticle surface of thresher shark tails: Three‐dimensional structure and comparison to other pelagic species	15
Early and natural embryonic death in Lagostomus maximus: Association with the uterine glands, vasculature, and musculature	14
Phylogeny and evolutionary history of the amniote egg	14
Profound head modifications in Claviger testaceus (Pselaphinae, Staphylinidae, Coleoptera) facilitate integration into communities of ants	13
The skin of birds' feet: Morphological adaptations of the plantar surface	13
Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 1.Arachnidium fibrosum	12
Morphology and postnatal ontogeny of the cranial endocast and paranasal sinuses of capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), the largest living rodent	12
Postembryonic development and differentiation of the midgut in the freshwater shrimp Neocaridina davidi (Crustacea, Malacostraca, Decapoda) larvae	12
Morphological research on amniote eggs and embryos: An introduction and historical retrospective	11
Evolution of eggshell structure in relation to nesting ecology in non‐avian reptiles	11
Quantifying neurovascular canal branching patterns reveals a shared crocodylian arrangement	11
The terminology of sponge spicules	10
Skeletal and muscular pelvic morphology of hillstream loaches (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae)	10
Divergent locomotor evolution in “giant” kangaroos: Evidence from foot bone bending resistances and microanatomy	10
Prenatal development in Lagostomus maximus (Rodentia, Chinchillidae): A unique case among eutherian mammals of physiological embryonic death	10
Development of the nervous system in the early hatching larvae of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi	10

Evolutionary optimization of an anatomical suction cup: Lip collagen content and its correlation with flow and substrate in Neotropical suckermouth catfishes (Loricarioidei)	10
Organization of the central nervous system and innervation of cephalic sensory structures in the water bear Echiniscus testudo (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada) revisited	10
Anatomy, variation, and asymmetry of the bronchial tree in the African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)	9
Deconstructing the long‐standing a priori assumption that serial homology generally involves ancestral similarity followed by anatomical divergence	9
Influence of captivity and selection on limb long bone cross‐sectional morphology of reindeer	9
Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 3.Elzerina,Flustrellidra,Bockiella	9
O anus, where art thou? An investigation of ctenostome bryozoans	9
Comparative forelimb morphology of scratch‐digging and chisel‐tooth digging African mole‐rat species	9
Mapping of neuropeptide Y expression in Octopus brains	9
Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 2. Haywardozoon pacificum, with implications of the phylogenetic position of the genus	9
Novelty and emergent patterns in sperm: Morphological diversity and evolution of spermatozoa and sperm conjugation in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)	8
The rhipidoglossan radula: Formation and morphology of the radula in Puncturella noachina (Linnaeus, 1771) (Fissurellidae, Vetigastropoda)	8
Radula formation in two species of Conoidea (Gastropoda)	8
Comparative morphology of the spinal cord and associated vasculature in shallow versus deep diving cetaceans	8
Comparative study of sensilla and other tegumentary structures of Myrmeleontidae larvae (Insecta, Neuroptera)	8
Characterization of the Arion vulgaris pedal gland system	8
Microorganization of ovaries and oogenesis of Haplotaxis sp. (Clitellata: Haplotaxidae)	8
Sensilla of the antenna and proboscis of Athetis lepigone (Möschler) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	8
Ultrastructure of chemosensory tarsal tip‐pore sensilla of Argiope spp. Audouin, 1826 (Chelicerata: Araneae: Araneidae)	8
Comparative morphology of shark pectoral fins	8
Ultrastructure of rhizoids in the marine bryozoan Dendrobeania fruticosa (Gymnolaemata: Cheilostomata)	8
The role of mammalian foetal membranes in early embryogenesis: Lessons from marsupials	8
The morphology of mating plugs and its formation in scorpions: Implications for intersexual participation	8
Kinematics and morphology: A comparison of 3D‐patterns in the fifth pereiopod of swimming and non‐swimming crab species (Malacostraca, Decapoda, Brachyura)	8
Harder, better, faster, stronger: Weapon size is more sexually dimorphic than weapon biomechanical components in two freshwater anomuran species	8
The ant abdomen: The skeletomuscular and soft tissue anatomy of Amblyopone australis workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	8
The mouthparts of the adult dragonfly Anax imperator (Insecta: Odonata), functional morphology and feeding kinematics	8
Anatomy and evolution of bioluminescent organs in the slimeheads (Teleostei: Trachichthyidae)	8
The rhipidoglossan radula: Formation and development in Margarites helicinus Phipps, 1774 (Trochoidea, Vetigastropoda)	8
The neuroactive substances and associated muscle system in Rhipidocotyle campanula (Digenea, Bucephalidae) from the intestine of the pike Esox lucius	7
Developmental morphology and evolution of extraembryonic membranes of lizards and snakes (Reptilia, Squamata)	7
No evidence of selection against anomalous scute arrangements between juvenile and adult sea turtles in Florida	7
Anatomical changes in postembryonic development of Pycnogonum litorale	7
Evaluating bony predictors of bite force across the order Carnivora	7
Virtual brain endocast of Antifer (Mammalia: Cervidae), an extinct large cervid from South America	7
The hierarchical basis of serial homology and evolutionary novelty	7
Functional signals and covariation in triquetrum and hamate shape of extant primates using 3D geometric morphometrics	6
Main patterns of radula formation and ontogeny in Gastropoda	6
The morphology of the suboccipital region in snakes, and the anatomical and functional diversity of the myodural bridge	6
The remarkable larval anatomy of Proceratophrys minuta Napoli, Cruz, Abreu and Del‐Grande, 2011 (Amphibia: Anura: Odontophrynidae)	6
J. P. Hill and Katherine Watson's studies of the neural crest in marsupials	6
Ontogeny and potential function of poacher armor (Actinopterygii: Agonidae)	6
Renal microvasculature in the adult pipid frog, Xenopus laevis: A scanning electron microscope study of vascular corrosion casts	6
Structure of the gonoduct of the viviparous teleost Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Poeciliidae)	6
The sexual segment of the kidney of a tropical rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus (Reptilia, Squamata, Viperidae), and its relationship to seasonal testicular and androgen cyc	6
Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 5. Sundanella, with description of a new species from the Western Atlantic and the Multiporata concept	6
General and fine structure of Aeolidia papillosa cnidosacs (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia)	6
Variable evidence for convergence in morphology and function across avian nectarivores	6
Morphological study of the integument and corporal skeletal muscles of two psammophilous members of Scincidae (Scincus scincus and Eumeces schneideri)	6
Chemical phenotypes of intrinsic cardiac neurons in the newborn pig (Sus scrofa domesticus Erxleben, 1777)	6

Characterization and mapping of sensilla on the head appendages of noterid larvae (Coleoptera: Noteridae), and development of a preliminary biometric method for taxa delimitation	6
Tail regeneration in a cephalochordate, the Bahamas lancelet, Asymmetron lucayanum	6
Functional morphology, diversity, and evolution of yolk processing specializations in embryonic reptiles and birds	6
Development of the temporomandibular joint in miniature pig embryos	6
Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker armor—Development, damage, and defense in the intertidal	6
Osteology of the Italian endemic spectacled salamanders, Salamandrina spp. (Amphibia, Urodela, Salamandridae): selected skeletal elements for palaeontological investigations	5
Histology, ultrastructure, and seasonal variations in the bulbourethral gland of the African straw‐colored fruit bat Eidolon helvum	5
Armored with skin and bone: A combined histological and μCT‐study of the exceptional integument of the Antsingy leaf chameleon Brookesia perarmata (Angel, 1933)	5
Micro‐CT guided illustration of the head anatomy of penguins (Aves: Sphenisciformes: Spheniscidae)	5
Evolutionary functional morphology of the proboscis and feeding apparatus of hawk moths (Sphingidae: Lepidoptera)	5
Axial complex of Crinoidea: Comparison with other Ambulacraria	5
A survey of osteoderm histology and ornamentation among Crocodylomorpha: A new proxy to infer lifestyle?	5
Microscopic anatomical, immunohistochemical, and morphometric characterization of the terminal airways of the lung in cetaceans	5
The female orgasm and the homology concept in evolutionary biology	5
Osteodentin in the Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus): Dentin or bone?	5
Morphology of yolk and pericardial sacs in lecithotrophic and matrotrophic nutrition in poeciliid fishes	5
Organization of dermal glands and characteristic of secretion in the freshwater mite, Limnesia maculata (O. F. Müller, 1776) (Acariformes, Limnesiidae)	5
Morphology and closing mechanism of the mandibular gland orifice in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	5
Anatomical features of the phytotelma dwelling, egg‐eating, fanged tadpoles of Rhacophorus vampyrus (Anura: Rhacophoridae)	5
Novel tissue interactions support the evolution of placentation	5
Immunolocalization of epidermal differentiation complex proteins reveals distinct molecular compositions of cells that control structure and mechanical properties of avian skin appendages	5
A refreshed approach to homology—Prioritizing epistemology over metaphysics	5
Intra‐puparial development in the hoverflies Eristalinus aeneus and Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae)	5
Ultrastructure and histochemistry of the male reproductive system of the genus Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 (Brachyura: Portunidae)	5
Ontogenetic morphometry of the brown smoothhound sharkMustelus henleiwith implications for ecology and evolution	5
Tadpole of the Amazonia frog Edalorhina perezi (Anura: Leptodactylidae) with description of oral internal and chondrocranial morphology	5
The functional morphology of lingual prey capture in a scincid lizard, Tiliqua scincoides (Reptilia: Squamata)	5
How do Crocodylian embryos process yolk? Morphological evidence from the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis	5
The rhipidoglossan radula: Radular morphology and formation in Nerita litterata Gmelin, 1791 (Neritimorpha, Neritidae)	5
Morphology of ctenostome bryozoans: 4. Pierrella plicata	5
Dental topographic and three‐dimensional geometric morphometric analysis of carnassialization in different clades of carnivorous mammals (Dasyuromorphia, Carnivora, Hyaenodonta)	5
Integrative anatomical study of the branched annelid Ramisyllis multicaudata (Annelida, Syllidae)	5
Sequence of chondrocranial development in the oriental fire bellied toad Bombina orientalis	5
3D heart morphological changes in response to developmental temperature in zebrafish: More than ventricle roundness	5
Virtual and augmented reality: New tools for visualizing, analyzing, and communicating complex morphology	5
Polypide anatomy of hornerid bryozoans (Stenolaemata: Cyclostomatida)	4
A surrogate forelimb: Evolution, function and development of the avian cervical spine	4
Diversity of Balbiani body formation in internally and externally fertilizing representatives of Osteoglossiformes (Teleostei: Osteoglossomorpha)	4
Skull osteology of Vipera walser (Squamata, Viperidae): Description, variability, ontogeny, and diagnostic characters in comparison to other Italian vipers	4
Suboccipital muscle of sharpnose sevengill shark Heptranchias perlo and its possible role in prey dissection	4
Ontogeny of the trigeminal system and associated structures in Alligator mississippiensis	4
Intraspecific variation in the cranial osteology of Diplometopon zarudnyi (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Trogonophidae)	4
The link between avian brachial index, flight capability and the neornithine evolutionary radiation	4
A reappraisal of the pectoral skeleton of lantern sharks (Elasmobranchii: Squaliformes: Etmopteridae)	4
In the twilight zone—The head morphology of Bergrothia saulcyi (Pselaphinae, Staphylinidae, Coleoptera), a beetle with adaptations to endogean life but living in leaf litter	4
A postlarval instar of Phoxichilidium femoratum (Pycnogonida, Phoxichilidiidae) with an exceptional malformation	4
Cerotegument microstructure of whip spiders (Amblypygi: Euamblypygi Weygoldt, 1996) reveals characters for systematics from family to species level	4
Neurotransmission and neuromodulation systems in the learning and memory network of Octopus vulgaris	4
Normal stages of embryonic development of a brood parasite, the rosy bitterling Rhodeus ocellatus (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)	4
Fine structure of a tiny gymnophalloid miracidium (Digenea)	4
Skull osteology and osteological phylogeny of the Western whip snake Hierophis viridiflavus (Squamata, Colubridae)	4
Small, but smart: Fine structure of an avicularium in Dendrobeania fruticosa (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata)	4
The hybrid skull of the eastern coyote (Canis latrans var.): Nonmetric traits and craniomandibular shape	4
It is time to move on from homology in comparative biology	4
Facial and gill musculature of polynemid fishes, with notes on their possible relationships with sciaenids (Percomorphacea: Perciformes)	4
Why the long beak? Phylogeny, convergence, feeding ecology, and evolutionary allometry shaped the skull of the Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus (Icteridae)	4
Comparative study of collagen distribution in the dermis of the embryonic carapace of soft‐ and hard‐shelled cryptodiran turtles	4
Spinal ganglia and peripheral nerves innervating the regenerating tail and muscles of lizards	4
The dermal armor of mylodontid sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from Cueva del Milodón (Última Esperanza, Chile)	4
Wing osteology, myology, and function of Rhea americana (Aves, Rheidae)	4
The brain structure of selected trypanorhynch tapeworms	4
Do all geckos hatch in the same way? Histological and 3D studies of egg tooth morphogenesis in the geckos Eublepharis macularius Blyth 1854 and Lepidodactylus lugu	4
Gonad morphology of Rhyacichthys aspro (Valenciennes, 1837), and the diagnostic reproductive morphology of gobioid fishes	4
Ontogeny of the brain of Microglanis garavelloi Shibatta and Benine 2005 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae)	4
A unique case of commensalism: The beaver beetle Platypsyllus castoris (Leiodidae, Coleoptera) and its morphological adaptations	4
Functional morphology of the sperm‐containing chambers of the sea slug Okenia polycerelloides in the context of sexual selection	3
Placental glycotype of the caviomorph rodent Lagostomus maximus and its evolution within Eutheria	3
The prostate of the bat Artibeus lituratus: Seasonal variations, abiotic regulation, and hormonal control	3
Comparative embryology of Delphinapterus leucas (beluga whale), Balaena mysticetus (bowhead whale), and Stenella attenuata (pan‐tropical spotted dolphin) (Cetacea: Mammalia)	3
Longer development provides first‐feeding fish time to escape hydrodynamic constraints	3
Direct development or endotrophic tadpole? Morphological aspects of the early ontogeny of the plump toad Osornophryne occidentalis (Anura: Bufonidae)	3
Two heads are not always better than one: Craniofacial and axial bifurcation in cheloniid embryos and hatchlings (Chelonia mydas and Caretta caretta)	3
Variation in the growth and development of the hind limbs in frogs of the genus Telmatobius (Anura: Telmatobiidae)	3
The paedomorphic lateral line system in Pseudamiops and Gymnapogon (Percomorpha, Apogonidae), with morphological and molecular‐based phylogenetic considerations	3
How to stay attached—Formation of the ricefish plug and changes of internal reproductive structures in the pelvic brooding ricefish, Oryzias eversi Herder et al. (2012) (Beloniformes: Adrianich	3
The lacrimal/ectethmoid region of waterfowl (Aves, Anseriformes): Phylogenetic signal and major evolutionary patterns	3
Adaptations for matrotrophy in the female reproductive system in the pseudoscorpion Chelifer cancroides (Chelicerata: Pseudoscorpiones, Cheliferidae)	3
Early lecithotrophic stages of Nymphon grossipes, and the role of larval appendages and glands in different larval types of pycnogonids	3
T. Thomson Flynn and the monotreme egg from oocyte maturation to germ layer formation	3
Phylogenetic significance of clasper morphology of electric rays (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea: Torpediniformes)	3

Description of the chondrocranium of the silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis with comments on the cranial terminology and phylogenetic implications in carcharhinids (Chondrichthyes,	3
Incipient morphological specializations associated with fossorial life in the skull of ground squirrels (Sciuridae, Rodentia)	3
Morphology and composition of Goldeye (Hiodontidae; Hiodon alosoides) otoliths	3
Architecture and tube structure of Sabellaria spinulosa (Leuckart, 1849): Comparison with the Mediterranean S. alveolata congener	3
Plasmodium structure of Intoshia linei (Orthonectida)	3
Fine structure of the epicuticular secretion coat and associated glands of Pedipalpi and Palpigradi (Arachnida)	3
Functional and phylogenetic interpretation of the forelimb myology of two South American carnivorans, the ring‐tailed coati (Nasua nasua) and crab‐eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)	3
Avoiding the lockdown: Morphological facilitation of transversal chewing movements in mammals	3
Variation in density, but not morphology, of cutaneous sensilla among body regions in nine species of Australian geckos	3
Macro‐ and micromorphological remodeling of olfactory organs throughout the ontogeny of the fire salamander Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)	3
Skeletal elements of the penguin eye and their functional and phylogenetic implications (Aves: Sphenisciformes: Spheniscidae)	3
Formation of a fringe: A look inside baleen morphology using a multimodal visual approach	3
Morphology of the respiratory vasculature of the mudskipper Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae)	3
Asymmetry in the cytoplasm of oocytes of largescale yellowfish Labeobarbus marequensis Smith 1841 (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)	3
Morphogenesis of the Balbiani body in developing oocytes of an orthopteran, Metrioptera brachyptera, and multiplication of female germline mitochondria	3
Structure, development, and evolutive patterns of spermatozoa in rhabditid nematodes (Nematoda: Rhabditida)	3
Ultrastructural aspects of spermatogenesis in Calyptogena pacifica Dall 1891 (Vesicomyidae; Bivalvia)	3
The filter‐house of the larvaceanOikopleura dioica. A complex extracellular architecture: From fiber production to rudimentary state to inflated house	3
Does the bowfin gas bladder represent an intermediate stage during the lung‐to‐gas bladder evolutionary transition?	3
Functional morphology of the hindlimb of fossilized pygmy hippopotamus from Ayia Napa (Cyprus)	3
Assessment of the mechanical role of cranial sutures in the mammalian skull: Computational biomechanical modelling of the rat skull	3
Louse flies holding on mammals' hair: Comparative functional morphology of specialized attachment devices of ectoparasites (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)	3
Using 3D‐digital photogrammetry to examine scaling of the body axis in burrowing skinks	3
The lateral line system and its innervation in the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica (Teleostei: Elopomorpha: Anguillidae)	3