Morphological modularity arises in complex living beings due to a semi‐independent
inheritance, development, and function of body parts. Modularity helps us to understand the …

The number of published studies using geometric morphometrics (GM) for analysing
biological shape has increased steadily since the beginning of the 1990s, covering multiple …

Understanding the mechanisms shaping species composition of assemblages is critical for
incorporating ecological and evolutionary perspectives into biodiversity conservation. Thus …

Phenotypic variability is ubiquitous. This is especially true in bats, where families such as
Phyllostomidae encompass as much phenotypic variability as some entire orders of …

Abstract The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) exhibits geographic variability and phylogenetic
intraspecific relationships. Previous morphological studies have suggested the existence of …

Bats show a remarkable ecological diversity that is reflected both in dietary and foraging
guilds (FGs). Cranial ecomorphological adaptations linked to diet have been widely studied …

Sparassodontans are a diverse but now extinct group of metatherians that were apex
predators in South America during most of the Cenozoic. Studying their decline has been …

Carollia has a complex taxonomic history and is widely distributed in the Neotropics.
Species of Carollia appear to have differentiated recently in the late Cenozoic, and present …

A key axis of diversification among cichlid species is trophic specialization, and much effort
has been dedicated to revealing the factors that have contributed to the vast array of feeding …

Morphological integration of skull modules can explain the outstanding morphological
diversity of the rostrum in phyllostomids, the largest radiation of bats in the Western …