Successful conservation depends on accurate taxonomy. Currently, the taxonomy of canids
in Africa, Eurasia and Australasia is unstable as recent molecular and morphological studies …

Understanding the interplay between morphological integration and modularity is
considered an important topic in the study of the evolution of the form of complex structures …

We present a taxonomic revision of maned sloths, subgenus Bradypus (Scaeopus), a taxon
endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and currently composed of a single species, the …

Among evolutionary trends sha** phenotypic diversity over macroevolutionary scales,
CREA (CRaniofacial Evolutionary Allometry) describes a tendency, among closely related …

Deciphering the origins of phenotypic variations in natural animal populations is a
challenging topic for evolutionary and conservation biologists. Atypical morphologies in …

The association between phenotype and ecology is essential for understanding the
environmental drivers of morphological evolution. This is a particularly challenging task …

The site of Venta Micena (Orce, Spain), c. 1.6 Ma, preserves one the best paleontological
records of the early Pleistocene large mammals fauna in Europe. Here we describe the …

Taphonomic deformation, whether it be brittle or plastic, is possibly the most influential
process hindering the correct understanding of fossil species morphology. This is especially …

Many of the millions of animals dedicated to the deities in Ancient Egypt were canids. In
contrast to the rare textual sources, the abundance of skeletal remains offers the opportunity …

ABSTRACT The Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) shows reversed sexual size dimorphism.
We aimed to evaluate morphological size differences between the sexes of the smallest …