Widespread recent changes in morphology of Old World birds, global warming the immediate suspect
Aim A decline in body size has been proposed as a universal response to global warming,
but this is often questioned. We describe and characterize recent morphological changes in …
but this is often questioned. We describe and characterize recent morphological changes in …
Melting climates shrink North American small mammals
KB Searing, MV Lomolino… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Mammals play important ecological roles in terrestrial ecosystems, with their particular
niches and their impacts on energy flow and nutrient cycling being strongly influenced by …
niches and their impacts on energy flow and nutrient cycling being strongly influenced by …
A mitogenomic timetree for Darwin's enigmatic South American mammal Macrauchenia patachonica
The unusual mix of morphological traits displayed by extinct South American native
ungulates (SANUs) confounded both Charles Darwin, who first discovered them, and …
ungulates (SANUs) confounded both Charles Darwin, who first discovered them, and …
Accelerated body size evolution during cold climatic periods in the Cenozoic
How ecological and morphological diversity accumulates over geological time is much
debated. Adaptive radiation theory has been successful in testing the effects of biotic …
debated. Adaptive radiation theory has been successful in testing the effects of biotic …
Paleohydrologic response to continental warming during the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming
Geologically rapid global warming occurred during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal
Maximum (PETM)~ 56Ma. Several studies have argued that important changes occurred in …
Maximum (PETM)~ 56Ma. Several studies have argued that important changes occurred in …
Plant response to a global greenhouse event 56 million years ago
SL Wing, ED Currano - American Journal of Botany, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
• Premise of the study: The fossil record provides information about the long‐term response
of plants to CO2‐induced climate change. The Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum …
of plants to CO2‐induced climate change. The Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum …
Reworked pollen reduces apparent floral change during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum
Plant megafossils from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) in the Bighorn
Basin, north-central Wyoming, USA, document a dramatic shift in floral composition …
Basin, north-central Wyoming, USA, document a dramatic shift in floral composition …
Body size evolution across the Geozoic
The Geozoic encompasses the 3.6 Ga interval in Earth history when life has existed. Over
this time, life has diversified from exclusively tiny, single-celled organisms to include large …
this time, life has diversified from exclusively tiny, single-celled organisms to include large …
Alluvial response to the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum climatic event, polecat bench, Wyoming (USA)
The stratigraphic interval spanning the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum in the
northern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming shows changes in the alluvial record that can be tied to a …
northern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming shows changes in the alluvial record that can be tied to a …