Over the past two decades, comparative biological analyses have undergone profound
changes with the incorporation of rigorous evolutionary perspectives and phylogenetic …

▪ Abstract Understanding adaptation in morphological and physiological traits requires
elucidation of how traits relate to whole-organism performance and how performance relates …

The question is often raised whether it is statistically necessary to control for phylogenetic
associations in comparative studies. To investigate this question, we explore the use of a …

Summary 1 Relationships between morphology, bite force capacity, prey handling efficiency
and trophic niche were explored in two sympatric species of lacertid lizards, Podarcis …

The area traversed by an animal during food gathering, mating, and other routine activities is
termed the home range (HR), and its size is believed to reflect behavioral and physiological …

The exceptional diversity of neotropical bat communities is sustained by an intricate
partitioning of available resources among the member species. Trophical specialization is …

Bite performance in lizards influences many aspects of the animal's lifestyle. During feeding,
inter‐and intrasexual interactions, and defensive behavior, the ability to bite hard might be …

Widespread niche convergence suggests that species can be organized according to
functional trait combinations to create a framework analogous to a periodic table. We …

Abstract.—Morphological and physiological considerations suggest that sprinting ability and
endurance capacity put conflicting demands on the design of an animal's locomotor …

Phenotypic differences among species are known to have functional consequences that in
turn allow species to use different habitats. However, the role of behaviour in this …