Comparative Anatomy

Comparative anatomy is the systematic examination and comparison of body structures across different animal species undertaken to establish their evolutionary relationships and adaptive modifications.

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2017–2026

3.2K

Variants

Comparative Anatomies

Parents

AnatomyComparative Veterinary MedicineZoology

Children

Analogous StructuresAppendicular SkeletonAxial SkeletonComparative MyologyComparative NeuroanatomyComparative OsteologyCranial AnatomyDigestive AnatomyFunctional MorphologyHomologous Structures

Publications

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“Gray's Anatomy”

Roger Warwick, Peter Williams, Mary Dyson et al. · British Journal of Radiology · 1985 · 4.5K citations

Medicine, Anatomy, Comparative Anatomy +6

Cellular Scaling Rules for the Brains of Marsupials: Not as “Primitive” as Expected

Sandra Esmeralda Dos Santos, Jairo Porfírio, Felipe Cunha et al. · Brain Behavior and Evolution · 2017 · 2.7K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Evolutionary Biology +17

The Expensive-Tissue Hypothesis: The Brain and the Digestive System in Human and Primate Evolution

Leslie C. Aiello, P.E. Wheeler · Current Anthropology · 1995 · 2.3K citations

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Neuroscience +16

<scp>TNT</scp> version 1.5, including a full implementation of phylogenetic morphometrics

Pablo A. Goloboff, Santiago A. Catalano · Cladistics · 2016 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Comparative Anatomy +12

THE COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF VERTEBRATES INCLUDING MAN

Kapppers C. U. Ariëns, G. Carl Huber, Elizabeth C. Grosby · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease · 1936 · 2.1K citations

Medicine, Anatomy, Neuroscience +12

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Authors

41.5K

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Christopher B. Ruff
Johns Hopkins University, United States
59 publications · 9K citations
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William L. Jungers
Stony Brook University, United States
61 publications · 5.8K citations
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John R. Hutchinson
Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom
74 publications · 4.8K citations
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Zhonghe Zhou
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, China
72 publications · 4.3K citations
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Anthony Herrel
University of Antwerp, Belgium
108 publications · 5.1K citations
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6.7K

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American Journal of Physical Anthropology
1K publications · 67.7K citations
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Journal of Morphology
1.2K publications · 54.6K citations
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Journal of Human Evolution
JHE · 382 publications · 24.3K citations
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Nature
255 publications · 21.9K citations
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
443 publications · 24.9K citations
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See also Comparative Anatomy
Core Methods	Geometric Morphometrics Magnetic Resonance Imaging Finite Element Analysis Laser Scanning Graph Matching Digital Reconstruction Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography Multibody Dynamics Computational Fluid Dynamics Photogrammetry
Evolutionary Basis	Convergent Evolution Serial Homology Primary Homology Common Ancestry Developmental Constraints Historical Homology Homoplasy Ancestral State Reconstruction
Structural Patterns	Convergent Evolution Serial Homology Deep Homology Historical Homology Homoplasy
Research Applications	Phylogenetic Analysis Biomechanics Evolutionary Developmental Biology Functional Morphology Comparative Embryology Ancestral State Reconstruction Genetic Disorders
Taxonomic Scope	Central Nervous System Musculoskeletal Anatomy Echinoderm Morphology Skeletal System Anatomy