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Low morphological disparity and decelerated rate of limb size evolution close to the origin of birds
The origin of birds from theropod dinosaurs involves many changes in musculoskeletal anatomy and epidermal structures, including multiple instances...
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Morphological Disparity
Morphological disparity, the measure of morphological variation among species and higher taxa, has been at the core of an important research program...
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Morphological disparity and structural performance of the dromaeosaurid skull informs ecology and evolutionary history
Non-avialan theropod dinosaurs had diverse ecologies and varied skull morphologies. Previous studies of theropod cranial morphology mostly focused on...
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The global pattern of epiphytic liverwort disparity: insights from Frullania
The geographical and ecological patterns of morphological disparity are crucial to understand how species are assembled within communities in the...
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Disparity of cycad leaves dispels the living fossil metaphor
The living fossil metaphor is tightly linked with the cycads. This group of gymnosperms is supposed to be characterised by long-term morphological...
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Evolution of phenotypic disparity in the plant kingdom
The plant kingdom exhibits diverse bodyplans, from single-celled algae to complex multicellular land plants, but it is unclear how this phenotypic...
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Heterogeneous selectivity and morphological evolution of marine clades during the Permian–Triassic mass extinction
Morphological disparity and taxonomic diversity are distinct measures of biodiversity, typically expected to evolve synergistically. However,...
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Decoupled Patterns of Diversity and Disparity Characterize an Ecologically Specialized Lineage of Neotropical Cricetids
A link between morphological diversity and species richness is often implied in several evolutionary concepts, but conflicting results hamper a more...
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Ontogenetic drivers of morphological evolution in monitor lizards and allies (Squamata: Paleoanguimorpha), a clade with extreme body size disparity
BackgroundHeterochrony, change in the rate or timing of development, is thought to be one of the main drivers of morphological evolution, and...
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High morphological disparity in a bizarre Paleocene fauna of predatory freshwater reptiles
BackgroundThe consequences of the K-Pg mass extinction are reflected across present biodiversity, but many faunas that appeared immediately after the...
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Evolution of fungal phenotypic disparity
Organismal-grade multicellularity has been achieved only in animals, plants and fungi. All three kingdoms manifest phenotypically disparate body...
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Evolutionary rates, disparity, and ecomorphology of the mandible in American marsupials
The American marsupials have been consistently reported to present a highly integrated and conserved morphology. This has been repeatedly argued as...
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Skull Morphological Evolution in Faunivorous Marsupials
Marsupials have a long evolutionary history of diversification in the Southern Hemisphere, where they expanded geographic distribution from America...
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Comparative analysis of morphospace of Neotropical Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): disparity in the light of species diversity and activity patterns
The striking diversity among herbivorous Scarabaeoidea is still poorly understood. Therefore, we compare in these work linear measurements of body...
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Prolonged morphological expansion of spiny-rayed fishes following the end-Cretaceous
Spiny-rayed fishes (Acanthomorpha) dominate modern marine habitats and account for more than a quarter of all living vertebrate species. Previous...
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Disentangling morphological variation in metapodials of giraffids: Modern and traditional approaches
Modern giraffids are nowadays represented by few species; however, this family was quite diverse during the Neogene. Several lineages radiated,...
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Morphological volatility precedes ecological innovation in early echinoderms
Origins of higher taxonomic groups entail dramatic and nearly simultaneous changes in morphology and ecological function, limiting our ability to...
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Serial disparity in the carnivoran backbone unveils a complex adaptive role in metameric evolution
Organisms comprise multiple interacting parts, but few quantitative studies have analysed multi-element systems, limiting understanding of phenotypic...
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Skull Morphological Evolution in Faunivorous Marsupials
Marsupials have a long evolutionary history of diversification in the Southern Hemisphere, where they expanded geographic distribution from America...
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High-Density Three-Dimensional Morphometric Analyses Reveal Predation-Based Disparity and Evolutionary Modularity in Spider ‘Jaws’
Understanding complex morphological shape differences has been revolutionized by the marriage of three-dimensional morphometric techniques and...
