Comparative bioacoustics: a roadmap for quantifying and comparing animal sounds across diverse taxa
Animals produce a wide array of sounds with highly variable acoustic structures. It is
possible to understand the causes and consequences of this variation across taxa with …
possible to understand the causes and consequences of this variation across taxa with …
Post‐ejaculatory modifications to sperm (PEMS)
Mammalian sperm must spend a minimum period of time within a female reproductive tract
to achieve the capacity to fertilize oocytes. This phenomenon, termed sperm 'capacitation' …
to achieve the capacity to fertilize oocytes. This phenomenon, termed sperm 'capacitation' …
Brain size expansion in primates and humans is explained by a selective modular expansion of the cortico-cerebellar system
JB Smaers, DR Vanier - Cortex, 2019 - Elsevier
Comparative variation in brain size is arguably one of the most dominant features of primate
evolution. Enduring questions in this context comprise whether evolutionary changes in …
evolution. Enduring questions in this context comprise whether evolutionary changes in …
When adaptive radiations collide: Different evolutionary trajectories between and within island and mainland lizard clades
Oceanic islands are known as test tubes of evolution. Isolated and colonized by relatively
few species, islands are home to many of nature's most renowned radiations from the …
few species, islands are home to many of nature's most renowned radiations from the …
Analyzing disparity and rates of morphological evolution with model-based phylogenetic comparative methods
Understanding variation in rates of evolution and morphological disparity is a goal of
macroevolutionary research. In a phylogenetic comparative methods framework, we present …
macroevolutionary research. In a phylogenetic comparative methods framework, we present …
Julian Huxley and the quantification of relative growth
GC Packard - Zoomorphology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract In 1932, Julian Huxley introduced biologists around the world to a simple method
for fitting two-parameter power equations, Y\,=\, b *\, X^ k Y= b× X k, to bivariate observations …
for fitting two-parameter power equations, Y\,=\, b *\, X^ k Y= b× X k, to bivariate observations …
Vomeronasal organ volume increases with body size and is dissociated with the loss of a visual signal in Sceloporus lizards
AP Erudaitius, JA Pruett, SM Campos… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Many organisms communicate using signals in different sensory modalities (multicomponent
or multimodal). When one signal or component is lost over evolutionary time, it may be …
or multimodal). When one signal or component is lost over evolutionary time, it may be …
Repeated evolution of viviparity in phrynosomatid lizards constrained interspecific diversification in some life-history traits
JJ Zúñiga-Vega, JA Fuentes-G… - Biology …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In vertebrates, viviparity has evolved independently multiple times, apparently increasing
morphological diversification and speciation rates as a consequence. We tested whether the …
morphological diversification and speciation rates as a consequence. We tested whether the …
Evolutionary allometry of horn length in the mammalian family Bovidae reconciled by non-linear regression
GC Packard - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2018 - academic.oup.com
I used the equivalent of ANCOVA for non-linear observations to re-examine data for
allometric variation in length of the horns in male and female bovid mammals. The data …
allometric variation in length of the horns in male and female bovid mammals. The data …
Allometry, evolution and development of neocortex size in mammals
Variation in neocortex size is one of the defining features of mammalian brain evolution. The
paramount assumption has been that neocortex size indicates a monotonic allometric …
paramount assumption has been that neocortex size indicates a monotonic allometric …