Russian Journal of Theriology. Main page    

Russian Journal of Theriology. Main page
Free access to the published articles
Information about online submission, Articles format, Instructions for authors etc
Instructions for reviewers
Subscription and prices
Contacts

Русскоязычный вариант сайта
Shoulder girdle and forelimb myology of extant Monotremata
Gambaryan P.P., Kuznetsov A.N., Panyutina A.A., Gerasimov S.V.
P. 1-56
For the first time, the comparative myological analysis of the forelimbs of all living genera of Monotremata is performed. Based on thorough dissection, the degree of morphological primitivity is established of Tachyglossidae relative to Ornithorhynchus, and of monotremes as a whole relative to therians. It appeared that the composition of forelimb muscles in Tachyglossidae is more primitive above the elbow, while that in Ornithorhynchus is more primitive below the elbow. Some muscles, e.g. the m. serratus ventralis cervicis and the m. flexor digitorum profundus, are built in monotremes almost as primitive as in amphibians. In general, the forelimb of monotremes is confirmed to be a good model of pre-mammalian locomotorium.

DOI: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.14.1.01

References

  • Allen G.M. 1912. Zaglossus // Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. Vol.40. P.253-307.

  • Diogo R. & Abdala V. 2010. Muscles of Vertebrates. Comparative Anatomy, Evolution, Homologies and Development. Enfield, New Hapshire: Science publishers. 470 p.

  • Ercoli M.D., Álvarez A., Stefanini M.I., Busker F. & Morales M.M. 2015. Muscular anatomy of the forelimbs of the lesser grison (Galictis cuja), and a functional and phylogenetic overview of Mustelidae and other Caniformia // Journal of Mammalian Evolution. Vol.22. No.1. P.57-91.

  • Fewkes J.W. 1877. Contributions to the myology of Tachyglossus hystrix, Echidna hystrix (Auct.) // Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Vol.9. P.111-137.

  • Flannery T.F. & Groves C.P. 1998. A revision of the genus Zaglossus (Monotremata, Tachyglossidae), with description of new species and subspecies // Mammalia. T.62. No.3. P.367-396.

  • Haines R.W. 1939. A revision of the extensor muscles of the forearm in tetrapods // Journal of Anatatomy. Vol.73. Pt.2. P.211-233.

  • Haines R.W. 1950. The flexor muscles of the forearm and hand in lizards and mammals // Journal of Anatatomy. Vol.84. Pt.1. P.13-29.

  • Holmgren N. 1952. An embryological analysis of the mammalian carpus and its bearing upon the question of the origin of the tetrapod limb // Acta Zoologica. Vol.33. P.1-115.

  • Howell A.B. 1936. The musculature of antebrachium and manus in the platypus // American Journal of Anatomy. Vol.59. Pt.3. P.425-432.

  • Howell A.B. 1937. Morphogenesis of the shoulder architecture. Part V. Monotremata // Quarterly Review of Biology. Vol.12. No.2. P.191-205.

  • Jouffroy F.K., Lessertisseur J. & Saban R. 1971. Particularités Musculaires des Monotrèmes // Grassé P.-P. (ed.). Traité de Zoologie. T.16. Fasc.3. Paris: Masson et Cie. P.679-836.

  • Kajava Y. 1911. Die kurzen Muskeln und die langen Beugemuskeln der Säugetierhand. I. Monotremata und Marsupialia // Anatomische Hefte. Bd.42. P.1-194.

  • McKay W.J.S. 1894. The morphology of the muscles of the shoulder-girdle in monotremes // Proceedings pof the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Vol.9. P.263-360.

  • Meckel J.F. 1826. Ornithorhynchi Paradoxi Descriptio Anatomica. Leipzig: Gerard Fleisher. 63 p.

  • Miner R.W. 1925. The pectoral limb of Eryops and other primitive tetrapods // Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Vol.51. P.145-312.

  • Panyutina A.A., Korzun L.P. & Kuznetsov A.N. 2015. Flight of Mammals: From Terrestrial Limbs to Wings. Springer. 296 p.

  • Ponssa M.L., Goldberg J. & Abdala V. 2010. Sesamoids in anurans: new data, old issues // Anatomical Record. Vol.293. No.10. P.1646-1668.

  • Romer A.S. 1922. The locomotor apparatus of certain primitive and mammal-like reptiles // Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Vol.46. P.517-606.

  • Sánchez-Villagra M. R. & Maier W. 2002. Ontogenetic data and the evolutionary origin of the mammalian scapula // Naturwissenschaften. Vol.89. No.10. P.459-461.

  • Shrivastava R.K. 1962. The deltoid musculature of the Monotremata // American Midland Naturalist. Vol.67. No.2. P.434-440.

  • Straus W.L., Jr. 1942. The homologies of the forearm flexors: urodeles, lizards, mammals // American Journal of Anatomy. Vol.70. No.2. P.281-316.

  • Walter L.R. 1988. Appendicular musculature in the echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus (Monotremata, Tachyglossidae) // Australian Journal of Zoology. Vol.36. No.1. P.65-81.

  • Westling C. 1889. Anatomische Untersuchungen über Echidna // Bihang till Kongliga Svenska vetenskaps-akademiens handlingar. Bd.15. P.1-71.

Download PDF