Functional morphology of the muscular sling at the pectoral girdle in tree sloths: convergent morphological solutions to new functional demands?

Topsy-turvy locomotion: biomechanical specializations of the elbow in suspended quadrupeds reflect inverted gravitational constraints

(2011) Shin-ichi Fujiwara et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Three-dimensional kinematic analysis of the pectoral girdle during upside-down locomotion of two-toed sloths (Choloepus didactylus, Linné 1758)

(2010) John A Nyakatura et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Functional morphology and three-dimensional kinematics of the thoraco-lumbar region of the spine of the two-toed sloth

(2010) J. A. Nyakatura et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Skeletal development in sloths and the evolution of mammalian vertebral patterning

(2010) L. Hautier et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Limb kinematics during locomotion in the two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus, Xenarthra) and its implications for the evolution of the sloth locomotor apparatus

(2010) John A. Nyakatura et al.   ZOOLOGY

Anatomical transformation in mammals: developmental origin of aberrant cervical anatomy in tree sloths

(2009) Emily A. Buchholtz et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

The functional anatomy of the shoulder in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

(2009) Parish A. Jenkins et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Locomotor function of forelimb protractor and retractor muscles of dogs: evidence of strut-like behavior at the shoulder

(2007) D. R. Carrier et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY