Ecomorphology and phylogenetic risk: Implications for habitat reconstruction using fossil bovids

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-57

  Scott, Robert S ^a   Barr, W Andrew ^b  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian motion model; Metapodial; Paleoecology; Phylogenetic generalized least squares; Phylogenetic signal; Taxon free approach

Indexed keywords

BONE; BROWNIAN MOTION; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; HABITAT SELECTION; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; RECONSTRUCTION; RUMINANT;

ANTILOCAPRIDAE; BOVIDAE;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BOVIDS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; METATARSAL BONE; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; FOSSILS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; METATARSAL BONES; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RUMINANTS;

EID: 84905721610     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.02.023     Document Type: Article

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