Rethinking the nature of fibrolamellar bone: an integrative biological revision of sauropod plexiform bone formation
K Stein, E Prondvai - Biological Reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present novel findings on sauropod bone histology that cast doubt on general
palaeohistological concepts concerning the true nature of woven bone in primary cortical …
palaeohistological concepts concerning the true nature of woven bone in primary cortical …
On dinosaur growth
GM Erickson - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Despite nearly two centuries of investigation, a comprehensive understanding of dinosaur
biology has proven intractable. The recent development of means to study tissue-level …
biology has proven intractable. The recent development of means to study tissue-level …
A Generalized K Statistic for Estimating Phylogenetic Signal from Shape and Other High-Dimensional Multivariate Data
DC Adams - Systematic biology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Phylogenetic signal is the tendency for closely related species to display similar trait values
due to their common ancestry. Several methods have been developed for quantifying …
due to their common ancestry. Several methods have been developed for quantifying …
Elevational gradients in phylogenetic structure of ant communities reveal the interplay of biotic and abiotic constraints on diversity
A central focus of ecology and biogeography is to determine the factors that govern spatial
variation in biodiversity. Here, we examined patterns of ant diversity along climatic gradients …
variation in biodiversity. Here, we examined patterns of ant diversity along climatic gradients …
Poor statistical performance of the Mantel test in phylogenetic comparative analyses
The Mantel test, based on comparisons of distance matrices, is commonly employed in
comparative biology, but its statistical properties in this context are unknown. Here, we …
comparative biology, but its statistical properties in this context are unknown. Here, we …
Competition for hummingbird pollination shapes flower color variation in Andean Solanaceae
One classic explanation for the remarkable diversity of flower colors across angiosperms
involves evolutionary shifts among different types of pollinators with different color …
involves evolutionary shifts among different types of pollinators with different color …
Palaeohistological evidence for ancestral high metabolic rate in archosaurs
Metabolic heat production in archosaurs has played an important role in their evolutionary
radiation during the Mesozoic, and their ancestral metabolic condition has long been a …
radiation during the Mesozoic, and their ancestral metabolic condition has long been a …
Evolution of humeral microanatomy and lifestyle in amniotes, and some comments on palaeobiological inferences
A Canoville, M Laurin - Biological Journal of the Linnean …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
A study on the most exhaustive taxonomic sample of amniotes (75 extant and nine extinct
taxa) of any quantitative work on this topic published so far demonstrates a strong …
taxa) of any quantitative work on this topic published so far demonstrates a strong …
On the origin of high growth rates in archosaurs and their ancient relatives: complementary histological studies on Triassic archosauriforms and the problem of a “ …
Three possible hypotheses could explain the polarity of the histological features of basal
archosauriform and archosauromorph reptiles: either, the fibrolamellar complex is basal; or …
archosauriform and archosauromorph reptiles: either, the fibrolamellar complex is basal; or …
Early ornithischian dinosaurs: the Triassic record
Ornithischian dinosaurs are one of the most taxonomically diverse dinosaur clades during
the Mesozoic, yet their origin and early diversification remain virtually unknown. In recent …
the Mesozoic, yet their origin and early diversification remain virtually unknown. In recent …