Unexpectedly uneven distribution of functional trade-offs explains cranial morphological diversity in carnivores

Abstract Functional trade-offs can affect patterns of morphological and ecological evolution as well as the magnitude of morphological changes through evolutionary time. Using morpho-functional landscape modelling on the cranium of 132 carnivore species, we focused on the macroevolutionary effects o...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Sansalone, Stephen Wroe, Geoffrey Coates, Marie R. G. Attard, Carmelo Fruciano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47620-x