Structure-function covariation with nonfeeding ecological variables influences evolution of feeding specialization in Carnivora

Rare ecomorphological convergence on a complex adaptive landscape: Body size and diet mediate evolution of jaw shape in squirrels (Sciuridae)

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Comparative genomics reveals convergent evolution between the bamboo-eating giant and red pandas

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Feeding capability in the extinct giant Siamogale melilutra and comparative mandibular biomechanics of living Lutrinae

(2017) Z. Jack Tseng et al.   Scientific Reports

Combining geometric morphometrics and finite element analysis with evolutionary modeling: towards a synthesis

(2016) P. David Polly et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

The shapes of bird beaks are highly controlled by nondietary factors

(2016) Jen A. Bright et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Geographical variation in morphology and its environmental correlates in a widespread North American lizard,Anolis carolinensis(Squamata: Dactyloidae)

(2015) Alexander L. Jaffe et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Convergence analysis of a finite element skull model of Herpestes javanicus (Carnivora, Mammalia): Implications for robust comparative inferences of biomechanical function

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Iterative adaptive radiations of fossil canids show no evidence for diversity-dependent trait evolution

(2015) Graham J. Slater   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Habitat changes and changing predatory habits in North American fossil canids

(2015) B. Figueirido et al.   Nature Communications

Are Cranial Biomechanical Simulation Data Linked to Known Diets in Extant Taxa? A Method for Applying Diet-Biomechanics Linkage Models to Infer Feeding Capability of Extinct Species

(2015) Zhijie Jack Tseng et al.   PLoS One

Morphology and Biomechanics of the Pinniped Jaw: Mandibular Evolution Without Mastication

(2014) Katrina E. Jones et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Three-dimensional computer simulations of feeding behaviour in red and giant pandas relate skull biomechanics with dietary niche partitioning

(2014) B. Figueirido et al.   Biology Letters

SELECTION FOR MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE UNDERLIES MULTIPLE CRANIAL OPTIMA IN NEW WORLD LEAF-NOSED BATS

(2014) Elizabeth R. Dumont et al.   EVOLUTION

The influence of feeding on the evolution of sensory signals: a comparative test of an evolutionary trade-off between masticatory and sensory functions of skulls in southern African Horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae)

(2014) D. S. Jacobs et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The macroevolutionary consequences of phenotypic integration: from development to deep time

(2014) A. Goswami et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Mean Annual Precipitation Explains Spatiotemporal Patterns of Cenozoic Mammal Beta Diversity and Latitudinal Diversity Gradients in North America

(2014) Danielle Fraser et al.   PLoS One

SKULL SHAPE EVOLUTION IN DUROPHAGOUS CARNIVORANS

(2013) Borja Figueirido et al.   EVOLUTION

Patterns and implications of extensive heterochrony in carnivoran cranial suture closure

(2013) A. Goswami et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Testing Adaptive Hypotheses of Convergence with Functional Landscapes: A Case Study of Bone-Cracking Hypercarnivores

(2013) Zhijie Jack Tseng   PLoS One

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

Lemur habitat and dental senescence in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

(2012) Stephen J. King et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Mosaic functionality in a transitional ecomorphology: skull biomechanics in stem Hyaeninae compared to modern South African carnivorans

(2011) ZHIJIE JACK TSENG et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

CONVERGENCE, ADAPTATION, AND CONSTRAINT

(2011) Jonathan B. Losos   EVOLUTION

Sensitivity and ex vivo validation of finite element models of the domestic pig cranium

(2011) Jen A. Bright et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Sensitivity of leaf size and shape to climate: global patterns and paleoclimatic applications

(2011) Daniel J. Peppe et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Constraint and adaptation in the evolution of carnivoran skull shape

(2011) Borja Figueirido et al.   PALEOBIOLOGY

Impacts of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution and KPg Extinction on Mammal Diversification

(2011) R. W. Meredith et al.   SCIENCE

Finite element analysis of performance in the skulls of marmosets and tamarins

(2010) Elizabeth R. Dumont et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

In vivo bone strain and finite-element modeling of the craniofacial haft in catarrhine primates

(2010) Callum F. Ross et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Biomechanical Consequences of Rapid Evolution in the Polar Bear Lineage

(2010) Graham J. Slater et al.   PLoS One

PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals

(2009) Kate E. Jones et al.   ECOLOGY

APPLICATION OF THIN-PLATE SPLINE TRANSFORMATIONS TO FINITE ELEMENT MODELS, OR, HOW TO TURN A BOG TURTLE INTO A SPOTTED TURTLE TO ANALYZE BOTH

(2009) C. Tristan Stayton   EVOLUTION

The evolution of orbit orientation and encephalization in the Carnivora (Mammalia)

(2009) John A. Finarelli et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Implications of predatory specialization for cranial form and function in canids

(2009) G. J. Slater et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Patterns of morphospace occupation and mechanical performance in extant crocodilian skulls: A combined geometric morphometric and finite element modeling approach

(2008) Stephanie E. Pierce et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Structure and mechanical properties of selected biological materials

(2008) P CHEN et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Is convergence surprising? An examination of the frequency of convergence in simulated datasets

(2008) C. Tristan Stayton   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Requirements for comparing the performance of finite element models of biological structures

(2008) E.R. Dumont et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Using cenograms to investigate gaps in mammalian body mass distributions in Australian mammals

(2008) K.J. Travouillon et al.   PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY

The shape of the mandibular corpus in large fissiped carnivores: allometry, function and phylogeny

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