This paper presents the first complete estimate of the phylogenetic relationships among all
197 species of extant and recently extinct ruminants combining morphological, ethological …

The article reviews ruminant ecology and evolution and shows insights they offer into
livestock research. The first ruminants evolved about 50million years ago and were small (< …

INTRODUCTION The ruminants are one of the most successful mammalian lineages,
exhibiting extensive morphological and ecological diversity and containing several key …

The order Cetartiodactyla includes cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) that are
found in all oceans and seas, as well as in some rivers, and artiodactyls (ruminants, pigs …

Background Molecular phylogenetics has provided unprecedented resolution in the
ruminant evolutionary tree. However, molecular age estimates using only one or a few (often …

Although species within Lagomorpha are derived from a common ancestor, the distribution
range and body size of its two extant groups, ochotonids and leporids, are quite …

Faunal provincialism between the North and South parts of Eastern Asia is shown to have
been in place since the late Eocene. This provincialism structured the mammalian …

Despite its growing use in anatomical and ecological studies, the morphological variability
and ontogenetic development of the bony labyrinth have very rarely been investigated in …

Tragulids, chevrotains or mouse deer, were common faunal elements during the Miocene.
During that time, Dorcatherium was the most abundant genus, with D. naui being the first …

Artiodactyls diversified during the Eocene and Oligocene in North America and Europe after
their first Holarctic appearance at the beginning of the Eocene. However, the relationships …