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Decoupled ecomorphological evolution and diversification in Neogene-Quaternary horses.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 10 Feb 2017
Cantalapiedra J L, Prado J L, Hernández Fernández M, Alberdi M T
Abstract excerpt
Evolutionary theory has long proposed a connection between trait evolution and diversification rates. In this work, we used phylogenetic methods to evaluate the relationship of lineage-specific speciation rates and the mode of evolution of body size and tooth morphology in the Neogene and Quaternary radiation of horses (7 living and 131 extinct species). We show that diversification pulses are a recurrent feature...
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