[HTML][HTML] Quantitative analysis of morphometric data of pre-modern birds: Phylogenetic versus ecological signal
Birds are one of the most diverse clades of extant terrestrial vertebrates, a diversity that first
arose during the Mesozoic as a multitude of lineages of pre-neornithine (stem) birds …
arose during the Mesozoic as a multitude of lineages of pre-neornithine (stem) birds …
Simplification as a trend in synapsid cranial evolution
CA Sidor - Evolution, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence and meaning of morphological trends in the fossil record have undergone
renewed scrutiny in recent years. Studies have typically focused on trends in body size …
renewed scrutiny in recent years. Studies have typically focused on trends in body size …
[图书][B] Functional morphology in vertebrate paleontology
J Thomason - 1997 - books.google.com
How well can we reconstruct the appearance, movements and behavior of extinct
vertebrates from studies of their bones and other, more rarely preserved parts? Where is the …
vertebrates from studies of their bones and other, more rarely preserved parts? Where is the …
Contrasting the underlying patterns of active trends in morphologic evolution
PJ Wagner - Evolution, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Gastropod evolution during the early Paleozoic featured active trends (ie, differential
replacement of morphologies) for at least three shell characters. Selective sorting, either of …
replacement of morphologies) for at least three shell characters. Selective sorting, either of …
Phylogenomic reconstruction of Solenogastres (Mollusca, Aplacophora) informs hypotheses on body size evolution
Body size is a fundamental characteristic of animals that impacts every aspect of their
biology from anatomical complexity to ecology. In Mollusca, Solenogastres has been …
biology from anatomical complexity to ecology. In Mollusca, Solenogastres has been …
Shape variation in the mole dentary (Talpidae: Mammalia)
E Barrow, N Macleod - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The clade Talpidae consists of specialized fossorial forms, shrew-like moles and semi-
aquatic desmans. As with all higher jawed vertebrates, different functional, phylogenetic and …
aquatic desmans. As with all higher jawed vertebrates, different functional, phylogenetic and …
Tracking parallel adaptation of shell morphology through geological times in the land snail genus Pupilla (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Pupillidae)
M Haase, S Meng, M Horsák - Zoological Journal of the Linnean …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Changing environmental conditions force species either to disperse or to adapt locally either
genetically or via phenotypic plasticity. Although limits of plasticity can be experimentally …
genetically or via phenotypic plasticity. Although limits of plasticity can be experimentally …
The evolution of the bone-cracking model in carnivorans: cranial functional morphology of the Plio-Pleistocene cursorial hyaenid Chasmaporthetes lunensis …
Fossil species of the family Hyaenidae represent a wide range of ecomorphological diversity
not observed in living representatives of this carnivoran group. Among them, the cursorial …
not observed in living representatives of this carnivoran group. Among them, the cursorial …
Craniodental and postcranial characters of non-avian Dinosauria often imply different trees
Despite the increasing importance of molecular sequence data, morphology still makes an
important contribution to resolving the phylogeny of many groups, and is the only source of …
important contribution to resolving the phylogeny of many groups, and is the only source of …
[PDF][PDF] Rates of evolution in divergent species lineages as a test of character displacement in the fossil record: tooth size in Paleocene Plesiadapis (Mammalia …
PD Gingerich - Palaeovertebrata, 1996 - www-personal.umich.edu
Two species lineages of North American late Paleocene Plesiadapis exhibit a pattern of size
divergence from a common ancestral lineage. Time series of fossils in each of these …
divergence from a common ancestral lineage. Time series of fossils in each of these …