Convergence and divergence in the evolution of cat skulls: Temporal and spatial patterns of morphological diversity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Sakamoto, Manabu ^a   Ruta, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CAT; CHRONOPHYLOMORPHOSPACE; CLADISTICS; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; CRANIOMETRY; EVOLUTION; EXTANT SPECIES; EXTINCT SPECIES; FOSSIL ANIMAL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MACHAIRODONTINAE; MONOPHYLY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PANTHERA; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; SKULL; SKULL SHAPE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CATS; FELIDAE; FOSSILS; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; SKULL;

FELIDAE; FELINAE; PANTHERA; SMILODON FATALIS;

EID: 84863715210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039752     Document Type: Article

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