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

    Article • Zoologischer Anzeiger, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  2. Forelimb musculoskeletal-tendinous growth in frogs

    Article • PeerJ, February 2020, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  3. 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

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

    Article • Biological Reviews, July 2019, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  5. 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

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

    Article • PeerJ, August 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  7. 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

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

    Article • Journal of Morphology, April 2018, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  9. Head and Neck Muscles of Reptiles

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  10. 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

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

    Article • Zoology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  12. On the Presence of the Patella in Frogs

    Article • The Anatomical Record, July 2017, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  13. How common are cranial sesamoids among squamates?

    Article • Journal of Morphology, June 2017, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Bone indicators of grasping hands in lizards

    Article • PeerJ, May 2016, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

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

    Article • PeerJ, February 2016, PeerJ

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  18. Homology of the chiropteran “dactylopatagium” brevis

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

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  19. Musculoskeletal anatomical changes that accompany limb reduction in lizards

    Article • Journal of Morphology, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala, Rui Diogo

  20. 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

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

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

    Dr Virginia Abdala

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

    Article • Acta Zoologica, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  23. 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

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

    Article • Biological Reviews, January 2013, Wiley

    Anthony Herrel, Dr Virginia Abdala

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

    Article • The Anatomical Record, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  26. Sesamoids in Anurans: New Data, Old Issues

    Article • The Anatomical Record, July 2010, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

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

    Article • Acta Zoologica, May 2009, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala

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

    Article • Zootaxa, May 2006, Magnolia Press

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  29. Collecting Biological Materials

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

    Dr Virginia Abdala

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

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 1998, Brill

    Dr Virginia Abdala

  31. Cranial musculature of South American Gekkonidae

    Article • Journal of Morphology, July 1996, Wiley

    Dr Virginia Abdala