Morphological diversity and ecological similarity: versatility of muscular and skeletal morphologies enables ecological convergence in shrews

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 556-565

  Young, Rebecca L ^a   Sweeney, Michael J ^a   Badyaev, Alexander V ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological convergence; Mandible; Morphological versatility; Plasticity; Sorex

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CONVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ARIZONA; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

SOREX; SOREX MONTICOLUS; SOREX VAGRANS; SORICIDAE;

EID: 77955166630     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01664.x     Document Type: Article

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