Adaptation and constraint in the evolution of the mammalian backbone

Modularity promotes morphological divergence in ray-finned fishes

(2018) Olivier Larouche et al.   Scientific Reports

Fossils reveal the complex evolutionary history of the mammalian regionalized spine

(2018) K. E. Jones et al.   SCIENCE

Unravelling intravertebral integration, modularity and disparity in Felidae (Mammalia)

(2017) Marcela Randau et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

The scaling of postcranial muscles in cats (Felidae) I: forelimb, cervical, and thoracic muscles

(2016) Andrew R. Cuff et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

The scaling of postcranial muscles in cats (Felidae) II: hindlimb and lumbosacral muscles

(2016) Andrew R. Cuff et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Axial allometry in a neutrally buoyant environment: effects of the terrestrial-aquatic transition on vertebral scaling

(2016) K. E. Jones et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Morphological variation among the inner ears of extinct and extant baleen whales (Cetacea: Mysticeti)

(2016) Eric G. Ekdale   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Morphological disparity, conservatism, and integration in the canine lower cervical spine: Insights into mammalian neck function and regionalization

(2016) Patrick Arnold et al.   MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY

Regional differentiation of felid vertebral column evolution: a study of 3D shape trajectories

(2016) Marcela Randau et al.   ORGANISMS DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION

Cryptic complexity in felid vertebral evolution: shape differentiation and allometry of the axial skeleton

(2016) Marcela Randau et al.   ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Evaluating modularity in morphometric data: challenges with the RV coefficient and a new test measure

(2016) Dean C. Adams   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Constraints Evolve: Context Dependency of Gene Effects Allows Evolution of Pleiotropy

(2015) Mihaela Pavličev et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Evolutionary allometry of lumbar shape in Felidae and Bovidae

(2015) Katrina Elizabeth Jones   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Do functional demands associated with locomotor habitat, diet, and activity pattern drive skull shape evolution in musteloid carnivorans?

(2015) Maïtena Dumont et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Building the backbone: the development and evolution of vertebral patterning

(2015) A. Fleming et al.   DEVELOPMENT

A new phylogenetic test for comparing multiple high-dimensional evolutionary rates suggests interplay of evolutionary rates and modularity in lanternfishes (Myctophiformes; Myctophidae)

(2015) John S. S. Denton et al.   EVOLUTION

Permutation tests for phylogenetic comparative analyses of high-dimensional shape data: What you shuffle matters

(2015) Dean C. Adams et al.   EVOLUTION

Do constraints associated with the locomotor habitat drive the evolution of forelimb shape? A case study in musteloid carnivorans

(2015) Anne-Claire Fabre et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Evolutionary allometry of the thoracolumbar centra in felids and bovids

(2015) Katrina E. Jones   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Aberrant back muscle function correlates with intramuscular architecture of dorsovertebral muscles in two-toed sloths

(2015) John A. Nyakatura et al.   MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY

Evolution of the snake body form reveals homoplasy in amniote Hox gene function

(2015) Jason J. Head et al.   NATURE

A METHOD FOR ASSESSING PHYLOGENETIC LEAST SQUARES MODELS FOR SHAPE AND OTHER HIGH-DIMENSIONAL MULTIVARIATE DATA

(2014) Dean C. Adams   EVOLUTION

Limb bone morphology, bone strength, and cursoriality in lagomorphs

(2014) Jesse W. Young et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

A Generalized K Statistic for Estimating Phylogenetic Signal from Shape and Other High-Dimensional Multivariate Data

(2014) Dean C. Adams   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Locomotion in some small to medium-sized mammals: a geometric morphometric analysis of the penultimate lumbar vertebra, pelvis and hindlimbs

(2013) Alicia Álvarez et al.   ZOOLOGY

geomorph: anrpackage for the collection and analysis of geometric morphometric shape data

(2013) Dean C. Adams et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Placement of the diaphragmatic vertebra in catarrhines: Implications for the evolution of dorsostability in hominoids and bipedalism in hominins

(2012) Scott A. Williams   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Postcranial morphology and the locomotor habits of living and extinct carnivorans

(2012) Joshua X. Samuels et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Variability and constraint in the mammalian vertebral column

(2011) R. J. ASHER et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Functional morphology and three-dimensional kinematics of the thoraco-lumbar region of the spine of the two-toed sloth

(2010) J. A. Nyakatura et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Function of the epaxial muscles in walking, trotting and galloping dogs: implications for the evolution of epaxial muscle function in tetrapods

(2010) N. Schilling et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

The Influence of Modularity on Cranial Morphological Disparity in Carnivora and Primates (Mammalia)

(2010) Anjali Goswami et al.   PLoS One

Homeotic effects, somitogenesis and the evolution of vertebral numbers in recent and fossil amniotes

(2010) J. Muller et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Morphological Integration and Developmental Modularity

(2008) Christian Peter Klingenberg   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Novelty and “Homology-free” Morphometrics: What’s in a Name?

(2008) Christian Peter Klingenberg   Evolutionary Biology