Functional equivalence of morphologies enables morphological and ecological diversity

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2480-2492

  Young, Rebecca L ^a   Haselkorn, Tamara S ^a   Badyaev, Alexander V ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biomechanics; Mandible; Morphological integration; Redundancy; Sorex

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMECHANICS; DIET; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT USE; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION; SMALL MAMMAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; MANDIBLE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; MANDIBLE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

SOREX; SORICIDAE;

EID: 35748935526     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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