Rise of dinosaurs reveals major body-size transitions are driven by passive processes of trait evolution
RB Sookias, RJ Butler… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… Instead, passive processes predominate in taxonomically and ecomorphologically more
inclusive … Archosauromorph and dinosaur dominance occurred via opportunistic replacement of …
inclusive … Archosauromorph and dinosaur dominance occurred via opportunistic replacement of …
Models for the rise of the dinosaurs
… , fast-moving and toothy dinosaurs, appears to have been a more long-term, and perhaps
passive process of replacement mediated by dramatic changes in the external environment. …
passive process of replacement mediated by dramatic changes in the external environment. …
[图书][B] Greenhouse of the dinosaurs: evolution, extinction, and the future of our planet
DR Prothero - 2009 - degruyter.com
… first-person pronouns and use the passive voice, as if the dis… and then through an even
longer process in which they must “… of how he or she was involved in the discovery process. As …
longer process in which they must “… of how he or she was involved in the discovery process. As …
The rise of birds and mammals: are microevolutionary processes sufficient for macroevolution?
D Penny, MJ Phillips - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2004 - cell.com
… the extinction of dinosaurs) were … processes for macroevolution is solvable, and available
evidence supports an important role for biological processes in the initial decline of dinosaurs …
evidence supports an important role for biological processes in the initial decline of dinosaurs …
Cope's rule and the adaptive landscape of dinosaur body size evolution
… of dinosaur body size evolution, asking what macroevolutionary processes drove the
diversification of dinosaur body … Nevertheless, we also reject strictly uniform passive expansion (ie …
diversification of dinosaur body … Nevertheless, we also reject strictly uniform passive expansion (ie …
[图书][B] Out of thin air: dinosaurs, birds, and Earth's ancient atmosphere
P Ward - 2006 - books.google.com
… For the dinosaurs, these believed assembled traits are mammalian … not the case, that dinosaurs
and many invertebrates now gone … We can call this a passive gill, because it depends on …
and many invertebrates now gone … We can call this a passive gill, because it depends on …
Of diamonds, dinosaurs and diastrophism: 150 million years of landscape evolution in southern Africa
TC Partridge - South African Journal of Geology, 1998 - journals.co.za
… tropical lushness of the Cretaceous, which saw dinosaurs roaming the length and breadth of
… The process of desertification was aided by the rise of the eastern parts of the country in two …
… The process of desertification was aided by the rise of the eastern parts of the country in two …
[图书][B] The dinosaur heresies: new theories unlocking the mystery of the dinosaurs and their extinction
RT Bakker - 1986 - doc.rero.ch
… dinosaurs', then history should record the meteoric rise of the mammals and the eclipse of the
dinosaurs… So far we have witnessed only the passive aspect of the puff adder's swallowing …
dinosaurs… So far we have witnessed only the passive aspect of the puff adder's swallowing …
Triassic climate and the rise of the dinosaur empire in South America
… ecosystems, and also the rise of the dinosaurs. This influence on … and possibly triggering
the rise of the dinosaurs. The post-CPE … Alternate triggers for dinosaur diversification are also …
the rise of the dinosaurs. The post-CPE … Alternate triggers for dinosaur diversification are also …
Dinosaur macroevolution and macroecology
RBJ Benson - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
… Dinosaurs were large-bodied land animals of the Mesozoic that gave rise to birds. They
played a fundamental role in structuring Jurassic–Cretaceous ecosystems and had physiology, …
played a fundamental role in structuring Jurassic–Cretaceous ecosystems and had physiology, …