The 10kTrees website: a new online resource for primate phylogeny
The comparative method plays a central role in efforts to uncover the adaptive basis for
primate behaviors, morphological traits, and cognitive abilities. 1–4 The comparative method …
primate behaviors, morphological traits, and cognitive abilities. 1–4 The comparative method …
Towards a unified science of cultural evolution
We suggest that human culture exhibits key Darwinian evolutionary properties, and argue
that the structure of a science of cultural evolution should share fundamental features with …
that the structure of a science of cultural evolution should share fundamental features with …
[图书][B] Modern phylogenetic comparative methods and their application in evolutionary biology: concepts and practice
LZ Garamszegi - 2014 - Springer
Many evolutionary biologists are concerned with the tremendous amount of diversity of
species, and their phenotypes, that we can currently observe in nature, and one of the most …
species, and their phenotypes, that we can currently observe in nature, and one of the most …
A primer on phylogenetic generalised least squares
MRE Symonds, SP Blomberg - Modern phylogenetic comparative methods …, 2014 - Springer
Phylogenetic generalised least squares (PGLS) is one of the most commonly employed
phylogenetic comparative methods. The technique, a modification of generalised least …
phylogenetic comparative methods. The technique, a modification of generalised least …
[图书][B] The comparative approach in evolutionary anthropology and biology
CL Nunn - 2011 - books.google.com
Comparison is fundamental to evolutionary anthropology. When scientists study
chimpanzee cognition, for example, they compare chimp performance on cognitive tasks to …
chimpanzee cognition, for example, they compare chimp performance on cognitive tasks to …
[PDF][PDF] Metabolic scaling in animals: methods, empirical results, and theoretical explanations
CR White, MR Kearney - Compr. Physiol, 2014 - biology.ucr.edu
Life on earth spans a size range of around 21 orders of magnitude across species and can
span a range of more than 6 orders of magnitude within species of animal. The effect of size …
span a range of more than 6 orders of magnitude within species of animal. The effect of size …
Developmental differences are correlated with relative brain size in birds: a comparative analysis
AN Iwaniuk, JE Nelson - Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2003 - cdnsciencepub.com
The possible relationships between relative brain size and developmental mode and
between relative brain size and five measures of the length of the development period were …
between relative brain size and five measures of the length of the development period were …
A species-level phylogeny of all extant and late Quaternary extinct mammals using a novel heuristic-hierarchical Bayesian approach
S Faurby, JC Svenning - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2015 - Elsevier
Across large clades, two problems are generally encountered in the estimation of species-
level phylogenies:(a) the number of taxa involved is generally so high that computation …
level phylogenies:(a) the number of taxa involved is generally so high that computation …
Phylogenetically informed analysis of the allometry of mammalian basal metabolic rate supports neither geometric nor quarter-power scaling
The form of the relationship between the basal metabolic rate (BMR) and body mass (M) of
mammals has been at issue for almost seven decades, with debate focusing on the value of …
mammals has been at issue for almost seven decades, with debate focusing on the value of …
[HTML][HTML] Shooting darts: co-evolution and counter-adaptation in hermaphroditic snails
JM Koene, H Schulenburg - BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2005 - Springer
Background Evolutionary conflicts of interest between the sexes often lead to co-
evolutionary arms races consisting of repeated arisal of traits advantageous for one sex but …
evolutionary arms races consisting of repeated arisal of traits advantageous for one sex but …