Carnivoran Evolution : New Views on Phylogeny, Form and Function
Anjali. Goswami
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2010
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (524 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to Carnivora; 2 Phylogeny of the Carnivora and Carnivoramorpha, and the use of the fossil record to enhance understanding of evolutionary transformations; 3 Phylogeny of the Viverridae and 'Viverrid-like' feliforms; 4 Molecular and morphological evidence for Ailuridae and a review of its genera; 5 The influence of character correlations on phylogenetic analyses: a case study of the carnivoran cranium. - 12 Morphometric analysis of cranial morphology in pinnipeds (Mammalia, Carnivora): convergence, ecology, ontogeny, and dimorphism13 Tiptoeing through the trophics: geographic variation in carnivoran locomotor ecomorphology in relation to environment; 14 Interpreting sabretooth cat (Carnivora; Felidae; Machairodontinae) postcranial morphology in light of scaling patterns in felids; 15 Cranial mechanics of mammaliancarnivores: recent advances usinga finite element approach; Index. - 6 What' s the difference? A multiphasic allometric analysis of fossil and living lions7 Evolution in Carnivora: identifying a morphological bias; 8 The biogeography of carnivore ecomorphology; 9 Comparative ecomorphology and biogeography of Herpestidae and Viverridae (Carnivora) in Africa and Asia; 10 Ecomorphological analysis of carnivore guilds in the Eocene through Miocene of Laurasia; 11 Ecomorphology of North American Eocene carnivores: evidence for competition between Carnivorans and Creodonts. - Showcases current advances in our understanding of the evolution of the mammalian order Carnivora.
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| ISBN | 9780521515290. - 9780521735865
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