Ecomorphology of the African felid ensemble: The role of the skull and postcranium in determining species segregation and assembling history

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 980-992

  Morales, M M ^a   Giannini, N P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Cranium; Ecomorphology; Ensemble; Felidae; Postcranium; Species segregation

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CRANIUM; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FELID; MOVEMENT; PHYLOGENY; SKULL; SPECIES INVENTORY;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FELIDAE; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SKELETON;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FELIDAE; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY; SKELETON;

AFRICA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; FELIDAE; LEPTAILURUS SERVAL;

EID: 84876997935     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12108     Document Type: Article

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