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  1. Towards understanding the dose and timing effect of hydrocortisone treatment on the scleral ossicle system within the chicken eye

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, December 2017, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  2. Functional bone histology of zebrafish reveals two types of endochondral ossification, different types of osteoblast clusters and a new bone type

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  3. The sclerotic ring of squamates: an evo-devo-eco perspective

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, May 2016, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  4. The parasphenoid is a compound bone in caecilians: a response to Müller's comment

    Article • Acta Zoologica, March 2016, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  5. Expression of SPARC and the osteopontin-like protein during skeletal development in the cichlid fishOreochromis mossambicus

    Article • Developmental Dynamics, July 2015, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  6. Morphological diversity in the orbital bones of two teleosts with experimental and natural variation in eye size

    Article • Developmental Dynamics, July 2015, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  7. The evolutionary and morphological history of the parasphenoid bone in vertebrates

    Article • Acta Zoologica, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  8. A comparative analysis of chick culturing methods on skeletogenesis

    Article • The Anatomical Record, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  9. Optimized Ex-ovo Culturing of Chick Embryos to Advanced Stages of Development

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, January 2015, MyJove Corporation

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  10. Perturbing the developing skull: using laser ablation to investigate the robustness of the infraorbital bones in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Article • BMC Developmental Biology, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  11. Spatial and temporal events in tooth development of Astyanax mexicanus

    Article • Mechanisms of Development, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  12. An Assessment of the Long-Term Effects of Simulated Microgravity on Cranial Neural Crest Cells in Zebrafish Embryos with a Focus on the Adult Skeleton

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2014, PLOS

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  13. The Zebrafish Infraorbital Bones: A Descriptive Study

    Article • Zebrafish, February 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  14. An investigation of cellular dynamics during the development of intramembranous bones: the scleral ossicles

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  15. Adaptive evolution of the lower jaw dentition in Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus)

    Article • EvoDevo, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  16. Early Lens Ablation Causes Dramatic Long-Term Effects on the Shape of Bones in the Craniofacial Skeleton of Astyanax mexicanus

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2012, PLOS

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  17. Skeletogenic Fate of Zebrafish Cranial and Trunk Neural Crest

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2012, PLOS

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  18. Evolution of the bone gene regulatory network

    Article • Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  19. Understanding morphology: a comparative study on the lower jaw in two teleost species

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, May 2012, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  20. BMP and Hedgehog signaling during the development of scleral ossicles

    Article • Developmental Biology, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  21. Vasculogenesis and the Induction of Skeletogenic Condensations in the Avian Eye

    Article • The Anatomical Record, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  22. Missing intramembranous bones in the skull via knockdown of SHH and BMP

    Article • Developmental Biology, August 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  23. The ocular skeleton through the eye of evo-devo

    Article • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  24. Induction and patterning of intramembranous bone

    Article • Frontiers in Bioscience, January 2011, Frontiers in Bioscience

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  25. A Quick Whole-Mount Staining Protocol for Bone Deposition and Resorption

    Article • Zebrafish, September 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  26. The zebrafish mutant bumper shows a hyperproliferation of lens epithelial cells and fibre cell degeneration leading to functional blindness

    Article • Mechanisms of Development, April 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Stephan CF Neuhauss, Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  27. Taste bud development and patterning in sighted and blind morphs ofAstyanax mexicanus

    Article • Developmental Dynamics, December 2009, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  28. A comparative study of the ocular skeleton of fossil and modern chondrichthyans

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, June 2009, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  29. Toward understanding the development of scleral ossicles in the chicken,Gallus gallus

    Article • Developmental Dynamics, November 2008, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  30. Scleral Ossicles of Teleostei: Evolutionary and Developmental Trends

    Article • The Anatomical Record, January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  31. TOOTH WEAR IN CAPTIVE GIRAFFES (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS): MESOWEAR ANALYSIS CLASSIFIES FREE-RANGING SPECIMENS AS BROWSERS BUT CAPTIVE ONES AS GRAZERS

    Article • Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, September 2007, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  32. Developmental and morphological variation in the teleost craniofacial skeleton reveals an unusual mode of ossification

    Article • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  33. Intramembranous ossification of scleral ossicles in Chelydra serpentina

    Article • Zoology, February 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  34. Skeletal elements within teleost eyes and a discussion of their homology

    Article • Journal of Morphology, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  35. Skeletal elements in the vertebrate eye and adnexa: Morphological and developmental perspectives

    Article • Developmental Dynamics, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  36. Modularity and sense organs in the blind cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus

    Article • Evolution & Development, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  37. Buried alive: How osteoblasts become osteocytes

    Article • Developmental Dynamics, January 2005, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  38. A mixed-feeding Equus species from the Middle Pleistocene of South Africa

    Article • Quaternary Research, November 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  39. Enamel hypoplasia provides insights into early systemic stress in wild and captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

    Article • Journal of Zoology, June 2004, Wiley

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  40. High prevalence of enamel hypoplasia in an early Pliocene giraffid (Sivatherium hendeyi) from South Africa

    Article • Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, March 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  41. Insights from stable light isotopes on enamel defects and weaning in Pliocene herbivores

    Article • Journal of Biosciences, December 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal

  42. New evidence for the lack of C4grassland expansions during the early Pliocene at Langebaanweg, South Africa

    Article • Paleobiology, September 2002, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Tamara Franz-Odendaal