Conical and sabertoothed cats as an exception to craniofacial evolutionary allometry

D Tamagnini, M Michaud, C Meloro, P Raia… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Among evolutionary trends shaping phenotypic diversity over macroevolutionary scales,
CREA (CRaniofacial Evolutionary Allometry) describes a tendency, among closely related …

Evolutionary ecomorphology for the twenty-first century: examples from mammalian carnivores

JA Schwab, B Figueirido… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Carnivores (cats, dogs and kin) are a diverse group of mammals that inhabit a remarkable
range of ecological niches. While the relationship between ecology and morphology has …

Environmental gradients structure assemblages of Canidae across the planet

L Porto, R Etienne, R Maestri - 2024 - researchsquare.com
The phylogenetic structure of ecological communities carries the signature of ecological
processes that influenced and are still influencing their assembly. However, identifying the …