How whales dive, feast, and fast: the ecophysiological drivers and limits of foraging in the evolution of cetaceans
JA Goldbogen, ND Pyenson… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Whales are an extraordinary study group for questions about ecology and evolution
because their combinations of extreme body sizes and unique foraging strategies are …
because their combinations of extreme body sizes and unique foraging strategies are …
A behavioural framework for the evolution of feeding in predatory aquatic mammals
Extant aquatic mammals are a key component of aquatic ecosystems. Their morphology,
ecological role and behaviour are, to a large extent, shaped by their feeding ecology …
ecological role and behaviour are, to a large extent, shaped by their feeding ecology …
Early giant reveals faster evolution of large body size in ichthyosaurs than in cetaceans
INTRODUCTION The iterative evolution of secondarily marine tetrapods since the Paleozoic
offers the promise of better understanding how the anatomy and ecology of animals change …
offers the promise of better understanding how the anatomy and ecology of animals change …
The largest freshwater odontocete: A South Asian river dolphin relative from the proto-Amazonia
Several dolphin lineages have independently invaded freshwater systems. Among these,
the evolution of the South Asian river dolphin Platanista and its relatives (Platanistidae) …
the evolution of the South Asian river dolphin Platanista and its relatives (Platanistidae) …
Suction causes novel tooth wear in marine mammals, with implications for feeding evolution in baleen whales
Teeth are the primary tool used by most mammals to capture and process food. Over the
lifetime of an individual, they progressively wear through contact with each other (attrition) …
lifetime of an individual, they progressively wear through contact with each other (attrition) …
Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy and the thermophilic fossil fauna from the middle Miocene of the East Pisco Basin (Peru)
New age estimates obtained via Strontium Isotope (87 Sr/86 Sr) Stratigraphy and new
paleoclimatic data are here presented for the Miocene Chilcatay and Pisco formations …
paleoclimatic data are here presented for the Miocene Chilcatay and Pisco formations …
Vertebrate palaeoecology of the Pisco Formation (Miocene, Peru): glimpses into the ancient Humboldt Current ecosystem
The northward-flowing Humboldt Current hosts perpetually high levels of productivity along
the western coast of South America. Here, we aim to elucidate the deep-time history of this …
the western coast of South America. Here, we aim to elucidate the deep-time history of this …
Sequence stratigraphy and paleontology of the Upper Miocene Pisco Formation along the western side of the lower Ica Valley (Ica Desert, Peru)
The sequence stratigraphic framework and a summary of the fossil fauna of the Upper
Miocene portion of the Pisco Formation exposed along the western side of the Ica River …
Miocene portion of the Pisco Formation exposed along the western side of the Ica River …
Feeding in marine mammals: an integration of evolution and ecology through time
A Berta, A Lanzetti - 2020 - palaeo-electronica.org
Marine mammals are key components of aquatic ecosystems. Feeding strategies identified
in extant cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, marine otters, and polar bears are associated with …
in extant cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, marine otters, and polar bears are associated with …
[PDF][PDF] An overview of the fossil record of cetaceans from the East Pisco Basin (Peru)
G Bianucci, A Collareta - Bollettino della Società Paleontologica …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The East Pisco Basin is one of the forearc basins that formed during the Cenozoic along the
coast of Peru due to the subduction of the Farrallon-Nazca plate beneath the South …
coast of Peru due to the subduction of the Farrallon-Nazca plate beneath the South …