Article
What factors shape rates of phenotypic evolution? A comparative study of cranial morphology of four mammalian clades.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 May 2009
Cooper N, Purvis A
Abstract excerpt
Understanding why rates of morphological evolution vary is a major goal in evolutionary biology. Classical work suggests that body size, interspecific competition, geographic range size and specialization may all be important, and each may increase or decrease rates of evolution. Here, we investigate correlates of proportional evolutionary rates in phalangeriform possums, phyllostomid bats, platyrrhine monkeys...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Body Size
- Body Weights and Measures
- Mammals
- Models, Biological
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- Skull
- Species Specificity
- Temperature