The dimensionality and structure of species trait spaces
Trait‐based ecology aims to understand the processes that generate the overarching
diversity of organismal traits and their influence on ecosystem functioning. Achieving this …
diversity of organismal traits and their influence on ecosystem functioning. Achieving this …
The locomotion of extinct secondarily aquatic tetrapods
S Gutarra, IA Rahman - Biological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The colonisation of freshwater and marine ecosystems by land vertebrates has repeatedly
occurred in amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals over the course of 300 million years …
occurred in amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals over the course of 300 million years …
Ecological opportunity and the rise and fall of crocodylomorph evolutionary innovation
Understanding the origin, expansion and loss of biodiversity is fundamental to evolutionary
biology. The approximately 26 living species of crocodylomorphs (crocodiles, caimans …
biology. The approximately 26 living species of crocodylomorphs (crocodiles, caimans …
Ecomorphological diversification of squamates in the Cretaceous
JA Herrera-Flores, TL Stubbs… - Royal Society Open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Squamates (lizards and snakes) are highly successful modern vertebrates, with over 10 000
species. Squamates have a long history, dating back to at least 240 million years ago (Ma) …
species. Squamates have a long history, dating back to at least 240 million years ago (Ma) …
Convergence and constraint in the cranial evolution of mosasaurid reptiles and early cetaceans
The repeated return of tetrapods to aquatic life provides some of the best-known examples
of convergent evolution. One comparison that has received relatively little focus is that of …
of convergent evolution. One comparison that has received relatively little focus is that of …
Beyond functional diversity: the importance of trophic position to understanding functional processes in community evolution
RMW Banker, AA Dineen, MG Sorman… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ecosystem structure, that is the species present, the functions they represent, and how those
functions interact, is an important determinant of community stability. This in turn affects how …
functions interact, is an important determinant of community stability. This in turn affects how …
[HTML][HTML] High phenotypic plasticity at the dawn of the eosauropterygian radiation
The initial radiation of Eosauropterygia during the Triassic biotic recovery represents a key
event in the dominance of reptiles secondarily adapted to marine environments. Recent …
event in the dominance of reptiles secondarily adapted to marine environments. Recent …
The oldest record of Saurosphargiformes (Diapsida) from South China could fill an ecological gap in the Early Triassic biotic recovery
Diversification following the end-Permian mass extinction marks the initiation of Mesozoic
reptile dominance and of modern marine ecosystems, yet major clades are best known from …
reptile dominance and of modern marine ecosystems, yet major clades are best known from …
[HTML][HTML] Ecospace occupancy and disparity in Pleistocene large carnivorans of Europe and implications for hominin dispersal and ecological role
A Iannucci - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The evolution of large mammal faunas during the Pleistocene of Europe has been widely
investigated using taxonomical and/or ecological-functional categories, with special …
investigated using taxonomical and/or ecological-functional categories, with special …
Contrasting terrestrial and marine ecospace dynamics after the end-Triassic mass extinction event
AT Cribb, KK Formoso, CH Woolley… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mass extinctions have fundamentally altered the structure of the biosphere throughout
Earth's history. The ecological severity of mass extinctions is well studied in marine …
Earth's history. The ecological severity of mass extinctions is well studied in marine …