Rapid morpho-functional changes among insular populations of the greater white-toothed shrew

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 322-331

  Cornette, Raphaël ^a,b   Herrel, Anthony ^c   Cosson, Jean Francois ^d   Poitevin, Françoise ^e   Baylac, Michel ^a,b  

^a Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

^e CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Bite force; Mandible; Morphometrics; Shape

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COLONIZATION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PREY SIZE; RODENT; SPECIMEN BANK; TOOTH;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FRANCE;

CROCIDURA; CROCIDURA RUSSULA; RUSSULA;

EID: 84866326784     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01934.x     Document Type: Article

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