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Open AccessPatterns of ontogenetic evolution across extant marsupials reflect different allometric pathways to ecomorphological diversity
The relatively high level of morphological diversity in Australasian marsupials compared to that observed among American marsupials remains poorly understood. We undertake a comprehensive macroevolutionary ana...
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Open AccessMethod Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions
Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) has recently changed how author contributions are acknowledged. To extend and complement CRediT, we propose MeRIT, a new way of writing the Methods section using the author’...
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Open AccessSex differences in allometry for phenotypic traits in mice indicate that females are not scaled males
Sex differences in the lifetime risk and expression of disease are well-known. Preclinical research targeted at improving treatment, increasing health span, and reducing the financial burden of health care, ha...
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Open AccessRaptor talon shape and biomechanical performance are controlled by relative prey size but not by allometry
Most birds of prey (raptors), rely heavily on their talons for capturing prey. However, the relationship between talon shape and the ability to take prey is poorly understood. In this study we investigate whet...
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Open AccessResurrecting Darwin’s Niata - anatomical, biomechanical, genetic, and morphometric studies of morphological novelty in cattle
The Niata was a cattle variety from South America that figured prominently in writings on evolution by Charles Darwin. Its shortened head and other aspects of its unusual morphology have been subject of unsett...
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Open AccessSize Variation under Domestication: Conservatism in the inner ear shape of wolves, dogs and dingoes
A broad sample of wolves, dingoes, and domesticated dogs of different kinds and time periods was used to identify changes in size and shape of the organs of balance and hearing related to domestication and to ...
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Open AccessEvolution of opercle shape in cichlid fishes from Lake Tanganyika - adaptive trait interactions in extant and extinct species flocks
Phenotype-environment correlations and the evolution of trait interactions in adaptive radiations have been widely studied to gain insight into the dynamics underpinning rapid species diversification. In this ...
