A behavioural framework for the evolution of feeding in predatory aquatic mammals
Extant aquatic mammals are a key component of aquatic ecosystems. Their morphology,
ecological role and behaviour are, to a large extent, shaped by their feeding ecology …
ecological role and behaviour are, to a large extent, shaped by their feeding ecology …
The evolution of foraging capacity and gigantism in cetaceans
JA Goldbogen, PT Madsen - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
The extant diversity and rich fossil record of cetaceans provides an extraordinary
evolutionary context for investigating the relationship between form, function and ecology …
evolutionary context for investigating the relationship between form, function and ecology …
Gigantism precedes filter feeding in baleen whale evolution
RE Fordyce, FG Marx - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
Baleen whales (Mysticeti) are the largest animals on Earth, thanks to their ability to filter
huge volumes of small prey from seawater. Mysticetes appeared during the Late Eocene …
huge volumes of small prey from seawater. Mysticetes appeared during the Late Eocene …
Suction causes novel tooth wear in marine mammals, with implications for feeding evolution in baleen whales
Teeth are the primary tool used by most mammals to capture and process food. Over the
lifetime of an individual, they progressively wear through contact with each other (attrition) …
lifetime of an individual, they progressively wear through contact with each other (attrition) …
Embryonic evidence uncovers convergent origins of laryngeal echolocation in bats
Bats are the second-most speciose group of mammals, comprising 20% of species diversity
today. Their global explosion, representing one of the greatest adaptive radiations in …
today. Their global explosion, representing one of the greatest adaptive radiations in …
[HTML][HTML] New specimens and species of the Oligocene toothed baleen whale Coronodon from South Carolina and the origin of Neoceti
Baleen whales (Mysticeti) are gigantic filter-feeding cetaceans possessing the unique soft
tissue structure baleen and lacking adult teeth; Oligocene fossils have revealed a wealth of …
tissue structure baleen and lacking adult teeth; Oligocene fossils have revealed a wealth of …
Anatomical, ontogenetic, and genomic homologies guide reconstructions of the teeth-to-baleen transition in mysticete whales
Abstract The transition in Mysticeti (Cetacea) from capture of individual prey using teeth to
bulk filtering batches of small prey using baleen ranks among the most dramatic …
bulk filtering batches of small prey using baleen ranks among the most dramatic …
Neurovascular evidence for a co-occurrence of teeth and baleen in an Oligocene mysticete and the transition to filter-feeding in baleen whales
Extant baleen whales (Mysticeti) have a deciduous foetal dentition, but are edentulous at
birth. Fossils reveal that the earliest mysticetes possessed an adult dentition. Aetiocetids, a …
birth. Fossils reveal that the earliest mysticetes possessed an adult dentition. Aetiocetids, a …
Evo devo of the vertebrates integument
D Dhouailly - Journal of Developmental Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
All living jawed vertebrates possess teeth or did so ancestrally. Integumental surface also
includes the cornea. Conversely, no other anatomical feature differentiates the clades so …
includes the cornea. Conversely, no other anatomical feature differentiates the clades so …
Getting to the root of scales, feather and hair: As deep as odontodes?
D Dhouailly, P Godefroit, T Martin… - Experimental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
While every jawed vertebrate, or its recent ancestor, possesses teeth, skin appendages are
characteristic of the living clades: skin denticles (odontodes) in chondrichthyans, dermal …
characteristic of the living clades: skin denticles (odontodes) in chondrichthyans, dermal …