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3 summaries matching “panthera” on felids

Research overview: evolution and phylogeny of vocal anatomy across the cat family
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Vocal abilities are distributed across the felid family tree in informative ways, and this overview reviews the evolution of cat vocal anatomy. Mapping hyoid structure and laryngeal features onto feli…
Research overview: the hyoid apparatus and the roaring versus purring divide
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The classic division between cats that roar and cats that purr was long tied to the hyoid apparatus, and this overview reviews this anatomy and the nuance behind it. The roaring big cats of the genus…
Research overview: why big cats roar but cannot purr continuously, and vice versa
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The roaring big cats and the purring small cats appear to form complementary groups, and this overview reviews the basis and limits of this divide. The flexible, incompletely ossified hyoid and specia…