Environmental and climatic drivers of phenotypic evolution and distribution changes in a widely distributed subfamily of subterranean mammals
Y Kang, Z Wang, B Yao, K An, Q Pu, C Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
How environmental factors shape species morphology and distributions is a key issue in
ecology, especially in similar environments. Species of Myospalacinae exhibit widespread …
ecology, especially in similar environments. Species of Myospalacinae exhibit widespread …
Interspecific skull variation at a small scale: The genus Eospalax exhibits functional morphological variations related to the exploitation of ecological niche
Y Kang, J Su, B Yao, C Wang… - Journal of Zoological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology influences the process of speciation. The interspecific differences in mammalian
skull morphology, induced by environmental factors, are important when investigating …
skull morphology, induced by environmental factors, are important when investigating …
Mosaic evolution of subterranean mammals: tinkering, regression, progression, and global convergence
E Nevo - Subterranean rodents: news from underground, 2007 - Springer
The extensive convergent evolution of subterranean mammals across the planet (Nevo
1999) began during the global climatic transition from the middle Eocene to the early …
1999) began during the global climatic transition from the middle Eocene to the early …
Behavioural adjustments enable the colonization of subterranean environments
Specialized subterranean species are iconic examples of convergent evolution driven by
environmental constraints, representing an ideal model system for eco-evolutionary studies …
environmental constraints, representing an ideal model system for eco-evolutionary studies …
[HTML][HTML] Ecological contributions to body shape evolution in salamanders of the genus Eurycea (Plethodontidae)
HA Edgington, DR Taylor - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Body shape can be both a consequence and cause of a species' evolution and
ecology. There are many examples of phenotypes associated with specific ecological …
ecology. There are many examples of phenotypes associated with specific ecological …
Worldwide diversity in mammalian life histories: Environmental realms and evolutionary adaptations
Mammalian life history strategies can be characterised by a few axes of variation,
conforming a space where species are positioned based on the life history strategies …
conforming a space where species are positioned based on the life history strategies …
Environmental drivers defining linkages among life‐history traits: mechanistic insights from a semiterrestrial amphipod subjected to macroscale gradients
Determining the existence of interconnected responses among life‐history traits and
identifying underlying environmental drivers are recognized as key goals for understanding …
identifying underlying environmental drivers are recognized as key goals for understanding …
[HTML][HTML] Phylogenomic analyses reveal a molecular signature linked to subterranean adaptation in rodents
Background Genome-wide signatures of convergent evolution are widely expected but
rarely revealed in animals. Subterranean rodent genome and transcriptome data produced …
rarely revealed in animals. Subterranean rodent genome and transcriptome data produced …
The deep subterranean environment as a potential model system in ecological, biogeographical and evolutionary research
D Sánchez-Fernández, V Rizzo, C Bourdeau… - 2018 - digital.csic.es
One of the main challenges in ecology, biogeography and evolution is to understand and
predict how species may respond to environmental changes. Here we focus on the deep …
predict how species may respond to environmental changes. Here we focus on the deep …
Environmental DNA and metagenomics of terrestrial mammals as keystone taxa of recent and past ecosystems
Terrestrial mammals shape their ecosystems, and mammalian community assemblages can
be important indicators of ecosystem functioning and ecosystem changes over time …
be important indicators of ecosystem functioning and ecosystem changes over time …