fossorial

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fossorial

[fä′sȯr·ē·əl]

(vertebrate zoology)

Adapted for digging.

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Prevalence of anomalies in the appendicular skeleton of a fossorial rodent population.

Natural skeletal pathologies in a population of gray squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis, from Putnam County, Georgia

Pangolins have specialized adaptation for fossorial life and usually live in burrows made by themselves [4].

Behavioural descriptions of Indian pangolins (Manis crassicaudata) in captivity

This is typical of fossorial species, because the hind feet are less engaged in digging.

Notes on the external morphology, ecology, and origin of Megalomys desmarestii (Sigmodontinae, Cricetidae, Rodentia), the extinct giant rat of Martinique Island, Lesser Antilles/Markmed Martinique'i saare (Vaikesed Antillid) valjasurnud hiidroti Megalomys desmarestii (Sigmodontinae, Cricetidae, Rodentia) valismorfoloogia, okoloogia ja polvnemise kohta

The status of Crawfish Frogs is difficult to assess because of their fossorial nature and abbreviated calling season.

A review of the status and distribution of Crawfish Frogs (Lithobates areolatus) in Indiana

Further studies on the fossorial Hymenoptera from Manchuria.

The genus mimumesa from China with descriptions of two new species (hymenoptera: apoidea: crabronidae)

"Cuckoo wasps" (Chrysididae) are very common parasitoids or kleptoparasites of many fossorial Hymenoptera.

Description of the mature larva of the sand wasp Bembix bidentata and its parasitoids

The fossorial species, such as Leptodactylus latinasus, L.

Diversity of amphibians in rice fields from Northeastern Argentina/Diversidad de anfibios en campos de arroz en el noreste de Argentina/Diversidade de anfibios em campos de arroz no nordeste da Argentina

1) shows a pereiopod with the typical morphology of fossorial decapods.

Formas compuestas de Asterosoma ludwigae Schlirf, 2000 en el Jurasico de la Cuenca Lusitanica (Portugal): estrategias condicionales en el comportamiento de Crustacea

The families attributed to Gekkota are the like, ecologically versatile Gekkonidae, Diplodactylidae, Eublepharidae and the unusual snake-like fossorial Pygopodidae, reviewed by Kenge (1974) in a prolix fashion.

Estudios comparativos de la lepidosis supra-ocular en Squamata (Reptilia) y su relacion con la taxonomia evolucionaria

carolinensis are small, highly fossorial, and feed predominately on ants, termites, and beetles.

Reproduction, embryonic development, and maternal transfer of contaminants in the amphibian Gastrophryne carolinensis

Vertebrae joints that resist twisting also suggest a digging, or fossorial, lifestyle.

Early mammal had newfangled fangs

Few elongate, fossorial vertebrates have been examined for their mechanics of burrowing.