AI overview
A tail is a flexible, elongated appendage that extends backward from the rear end of an animal's body, found in many vertebrates like deer as well as some invertebrates like scorpions. Tails matter because they serve various functions for animals and represent an important evolutionary feature—even in animals that no longer have visible tails, like humans, vestigial remnants called the coccyx show where a tail once was.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Research
117,873 papers- The vertebrate tail: a gene playground for evolution.ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2020Mallo MDOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03311-1
- Morphologically defined substages of tail morphogenesis in C. elegans males.ReviewDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2024Kiontke K, Fernandez P, Woronik A et al.DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.721
- Cosmetic tail docking of dogs.ReviewAustralian veterinary journal · 1996Wansbrough RKDOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1996.tb13737.x
- Tail-biting: a new perspective.ReviewVeterinary journal (London, England : 1997) · 2010