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  1. Postmetamorphic vertebral development in hylid and leptodactylid frogs: insights into its relationship to modularity and morphological disparity

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, December 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  2. Ecomorphology of Anurans: The Challenge of Ecological Categories and Locomotor Modes

    Article • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution, September 2025, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  3. Knee tissue diversity and evolution in different reptile taxa

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, September 2025, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  4. Biomechanical Properties of Long Bones and Degrees of Morphological Integration Between the Fore and Hindlimbs in Anuran Species With Different Habitat Uses

    Article • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution, September 2025, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  5. Contribution of Learning in the Origin of New Niches. How Learning Can Compensate for Climbing Skills in a Non‐Specialized Amphibian

    Article • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution, September 2025, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  6. Peripheral nerve anomalies and associated musculoskeletal defects in anuran species: New anatomical records

    Article • The Anatomical Record, May 2025, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  7. In the Spotlight: Established researcher

    Article • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution, May 2024, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  8. Prey capture kinematics of horned frogs (Anura: Ceratophryidae)

    Article • Journal of Morphology, March 2024, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  9. Musculoskeletal and tendinous details of selected anomalies in the locomotor system of anurans

    Article • The Anatomical Record, March 2024, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  10. The ecological drivers of variation in pectoral girdle anatomy in frogs

    Article • Acta Zoologica, January 2024, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  11. Antagonistic regulation of homeologous uncx.L and uncx.S genes orchestrates myotome and sclerotome differentiation in the evolutionarily divergent vertebral column of Xenopus laevis

    Article • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution, December 2023, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  12. Modelling evolutionary tempo and mode using formal morphological spaces and Markov chain principles

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, December 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  13. An overview of the osseous palmar sesamoid in Anura, with the particular case of someRhinellaspecies

    Article • PeerJ, May 2023, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  14. Convergent Evolution of Manual and Pedal Grasping Capabilities in Tetrapods

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  15. Is the Shape of Turtle Claws Driven by Locomotor Modes?

    Article • Evolutionary Biology, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  16. Ontogeny of the meniscus in the anuran Xenopus laevis

    Article • The Anatomical Record, September 2022, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  17. Insights on the evolution of Coronavirinae in general, and SARS-CoV-2 in particular, through innovative biocomputational resources

    Article • PeerJ, July 2022, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  18. Hind limb muscles influence the architectural properties of long bones in frogs

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, July 2022, Wiley

    Jose Luis Ferretti, Dr Virginia Abdala

  19. The role of hand, feet, and digits during landing in anurans

    Article • Zoologischer Anzeiger, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  20. Can Anyone Climb? The Skills of a Non-specialized Toad and its Bearing on the Evolution of New Niches

    Article • Evolutionary Biology, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  21. Geographical Information System Applied to a Biological System: Pelvic Girdle Ontogeny as a Morphoscape

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, April 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  22. Morphospace analysis leads to an evo‐devo model of digit patterning

    Article • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  23. Sesamoids in Caudata and Gymnophiona (Lissamphibia): absences and evidence

    Article • PeerJ, December 2020, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  24. Functional Indices and Postnatal Ontogeny of Long Bones of the Forelimb in the Sigmodontine Rodents (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

    Article • Journal of Mammalian Evolution, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  25. Forelimb musculoskeletal-tendinous growth in frogs

    Article • PeerJ, February 2020, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  26. Biomechanical properties of anuran long bones: correlations with locomotor modes and habitat use

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  27. Evolution and identity of synapsid carpal bones

    Article • Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, January 2020, Polska Akademia Nauk Instytut Paleobiologii (Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences)

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  28. Functional morphology and identity of the thenar pad in the subterranean genus Ctenomys (Rodentia, Caviomorpha)

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, August 2019, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  29. Sesamoids in tetrapods: the origin of new skeletal morphologies

    Article • Biological Reviews, July 2019, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  30. Relationship between myological variables and different take‐off and landing behaviours in frogs

    Article • Acta Zoologica, March 2019, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  31. Morphology and evolution of the wing bullae in South American Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera)

    Article • Journal of Morphology, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  32. Manual and pedal grasping among anurans: a review of relevant concepts with empirical approaches

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, December 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  33. Evolution of tendon shape in an anuran clade and its relation to size, phylogeny and locomotion

    Article • Journal of Zoology, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  34. Anuran forelimb muscle tendinous structures and their relationship with locomotor modes and habitat use

    Article • Current Zoology, November 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  35. Movement and joints: effects of overuse on anuran knee tissues

    Article • PeerJ, August 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  36. Morphology and Evolution of Sesamoid Elements in Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

    Article • American Museum Novitates, August 2018, American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored)

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  37. Comparative anatomy and development of pectoral and pelvic girdles in hylid anurans

    Article • Journal of Morphology, April 2018, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  38. Head and Neck Muscles of Reptiles

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  39. Head and Neck Muscle Evolution from Sarcopterygian Fishes to Tetrapods, with a Special Focus on Mammals

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  40. Hindlimb Muscles of Tetrapods and More Insights on Pectoral–Pelvic Nonserial Homology

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  41. Development of Cephalic Muscles in Tetrapods

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  42. Methodology

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  43. Cephalic Muscles of Cyclostomes and Chondrichthyans

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  44. Muscles of Median Fins and Origin of Pectoral vs. Pelvic and Paired vs. Median Fins

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  45. Non-Vertebrate Chordates and the Origin of the Muscles of Vertebrates

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  46. Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand

    Article • Cretaceous Research, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  47. Frog tendon structure and its relationship with locomotor modes

    Article • Journal of Morphology, March 2018, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  48. Phylogenetic patterns and correlation of key structures for jumping: bone crests and cross‐sectional areas of muscles in Leptodactylus (Anura, Leptodactylidae)

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, March 2018, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  49. Does the Morphology of the Forelimb Flexor Muscles Differ Between Lizards Using Different Habitats?

    Article • The Anatomical Record, February 2018, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala, Adriana Manzano

  50. Tendinous framework of anurans reveals an all-purpose morphology

    Article • Zoology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  51. Evolution of the cloacal and genital musculature, and the genitalia morphology in liolemid lizards (Iguania: Liolaemidae) with remarks on their phylogenetic bearing

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 2018, Brill

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  52. On the Presence of the Patella in Frogs

    Article • The Anatomical Record, July 2017, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  53. How common are cranial sesamoids among squamates?

    Article • Journal of Morphology, June 2017, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  54. Network architecture associated with the highly specialized hindlimb of frogs

    Article • PLOS One, May 2017, PLOS

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  55. Variation in brain anatomy in frogs and its possible bearing on their locomotor ecology

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, April 2017, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala, Adriana Manzano

  56. Osteological postcranial traits in hylid anurans indicate a morphological continuum between swimming and jumping locomotor modes

    Article • Journal of Morphology, January 2017, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  57. Bone indicators of grasping hands in lizards

    Article • PeerJ, May 2016, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  58. Th e Head Muscles of Dipnoans – A Review on the Homologies and Evolution of these Muscles within Vertebrates

    Article • April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  59. Phenotypical expression of reduced mobility during limb ontogeny in frogs: the knee-joint case

    Article • PeerJ, February 2016, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  60. Homology of the chiropteran “dactylopatagium” brevis

    Article • Mammalian Biology, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  61. Musculoskeletal anatomical changes that accompany limb reduction in lizards

    Article • Journal of Morphology, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala, Rui Diogo

  62. Further Data on Sesamoid Identity from Two Anuran Species

    Article • The Anatomical Record, April 2015, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  63. Towards the resolution of a long-standing evolutionary question: muscle identity and attachments are mainly related to topological position and not to primordium or homeotic identity of digits

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, April 2015, Wiley

    Rui Diogo, Dr Virginia Abdala

  64. Anatomy of the Crus and Pes of Neotropical Iguanian Lizards in Relation to Habitat use and Digitally Based Grasping Capabilities

    Article • The Anatomical Record, January 2014, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  65. Anuran Locomotion: Ontogeny and Morphological Variation of a Distinctive Set of Muscles

    Article • Evolutionary Biology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  66. Interplay between postcranial morphology and locomotor types in Neotropical sigmodontine rodents

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  67. Anatomical analysis of the lizard carpal bones in the terms of skilled manual abilities

    Article • Acta Zoologica, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  68. The effect of substrate diameter and incline on locomotion in an arboreal frog

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, October 2013, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  69. Getting a grip on tetrapod grasping: form, function, and evolution

    Article • Biological Reviews, January 2013, Wiley

    Anthony Herrel, Dr Virginia Abdala

  70. Ontogeny and tissue differentiation of the pelvic girdle and hind limbs of anurans

    Article • Acta Zoologica, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  71. Life in the Slow Lane: The Effect of Reduced Mobility on Tadpole Limb Development

    Article • The Anatomical Record, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  72. Jaw Adductor Muscles across Lepidosaurs: A Reappraisal

    Article • The Anatomical Record, September 2011, Wiley

    Dr Juan D Daza, Rui Diogo, Dr Virginia Abdala

  73. Is phylogeny driving tendon length in lizards?

    Article • Acta Zoologica, April 2011, Wiley

    Anthony Herrel, Dr Virginia Abdala

  74. The Head Muscles of Dipnoans—A Review on the Homologies and Evolution of these Muscles within Vertebrates

    Article • November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Rui Diogo, Dr Virginia Abdala

  75. Comparative anatomy, homologies and evolution of the pectoral and forelimb musculature of tetrapods with special attention to extant limbed amphibians and reptiles

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, August 2010, Wiley

    Rui Diogo, Dr Virginia Abdala

  76. Sesamoids in Anurans: New Data, Old Issues

    Article • The Anatomical Record, July 2010, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  77. Introduction and Aims

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  78. From Sarcopterygian Fish to Modern Humans

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  79. Muscles of Non-Osteichthyan Vertebrates

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  80. Head and Neck Muscles of Amphibians

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  81. Head and Neck Muscles of Reptiles

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  82. Head and Neck Muscles of Actinopterygians and Basal Sarcopterygians

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  83. Pectoral and Forelimb Muscles of Limbed Amphibians and Reptiles

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  84. Pectoral and Pectoral Fin Muscles of Actinopterygian and Sarcopterygian Fishes

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  85. From Sarcopterygian Fish to Modern Humans

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  86. References

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  87. General Comments

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  88. About the Authors

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  89. Methodology and Material

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  90. The Tendinous Patterns in the Palmar Surface of the Lizard Manus: Functional Consequences for Grasping Ability

    Article • The Anatomical Record, May 2009, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  91. Occurrence and distribution of sesamoid bones in squamates: a comparative approach

    Article • Acta Zoologica, May 2009, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  92. Developmental basis of limb homology in Pleurodiran turtles, and the identity of the hooked element in the chelonian tarsus

    Article • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, April 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  93. Morphology and function of the forelimb in arboreal frogs: specializations for grasping ability?

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, September 2008, Wiley

    Anthony Herrel, Dr Virginia Abdala

  94. The distal forelimb musculature in aquatic and terrestrial turtles: phylogeny or environmental constraints?

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, August 2008, Wiley

    Anthony Herrel, Dr Virginia Abdala

  95. Comparative anatomy, homologies and evolution of the pectoral muscles of bony fish and tetrapods: A new insight

    Article • Journal of Morphology, January 2007, Wiley

    Rui Diogo, Dr Virginia Abdala

  96. Developmental Basis of Limb Homology in Lizards

    Article • The Anatomical Record, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  97. Muscular characters in the phylogeny of Liolaemus (Squamata: Iguania: Liolaemidae): a reappraisal

    Article • Zootaxa, May 2006, Magnolia Press

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  98. Comparative myology of the forelimb of Liolaemus sand lizards (Liolaemidae)

    Article • Acta Zoologica, March 2006, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  99. Análisis descriptivo de la miología flexora y extensora del miembro anterior de Polychrus acutirostris (Squamata, Polychrotidae)

    Article • Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, January 2004, Universidade de Sao Paulo Sistema Integrado de Bibliotecas - SIBiUSP

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  100. Collecting Biological Materials

    Article • Science, July 2002, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  101. Cranial myology of some species of Liolaemus and Phymaturus (Squamata: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae)

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 1998, Brill

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  102. Cranial musculature of South American Gekkonidae

    Article • Journal of Morphology, July 1996, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  103. Notes on the behavior of Tropidurus melanopleurus Boulenger (Reptilia, Sauria, Iguanidae)

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, January 1990, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Virginia Abdala