Mammalian response to Cenozoic climatic change

JL Blois, EA Hadly - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Multiple episodes of rapid and gradual climatic changes influenced the evolution and
ecology of mammalian species and communities throughout the Cenozoic. Climatic change …

On the validity of Bergmann's rule

S Meiri, T Dayan - Journal of biogeography, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We reviewed the occurrence of Bergmann's rule in birds (ninety‐four species) and
mammals (149 species), using only studies where statistical significance of the results was …

Evolution and history of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) under domestication: new morphometric perspectives to understand seed domestication syndrome and reveal …

JF Terral, E Tabard, L Bouby, S Ivorra, T Pastor… - Annals of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims In spite of the abundance of archaeological, bio-
archaeological, historical and genetic data, the origins, historical biogeography, identity of …

Pleistocene adaptive radiation in Globorotalia truncatulinoides: genetic, morphologic, and environmental evidence

C De Vargas, S Renaud, H Hilbrecht, J Pawlowski - Paleobiology, 2001 - cambridge.org
Globorotalia truncatulinoides is an extant species of planktic foraminiferans commonly used
for stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental analyses. It originated∼ 2.8 my ago in subtropical …

The early Middle Pleistocene archeopaleontological site of Wadi Sarrat (Tunisia) and the earliest record of Bos primigenius

B Martínez-Navarro, N Karoui-Yaakoub, O Oms… - Quaternary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Here we describe the new, rich lacustrine paleontological and archeological site of Wadi
Sarrat (Le Kef, northeastern Tunisia), dated to the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene,∼ 0.7 …

Evolutionary pattern of Metacaremys gen. nov. (Rodentia, Octodontidae) and its biochronological implications for the late Miocene and early Pliocene of southern …

P Piñero, DH Verzi, AI Olivares… - Papers in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We analyse the taxonomic status and diversity of the late Miocene Octodontoidea
(Hystricognathi) Cercomys primitiva and related samples, a taxon previously known only …

Climate change and size evolution in an island rodent species: new perspectives on the island rule

V Millien, J Damuth - Evolution, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
As stated by the island rule, small mammals evolve toward gigantism on islands. In addition
they are known to evolve faster than their mainland counterparts. Body size in island …

[KÖNYV][B] Análisis paleoecológico y paleoclimático de las sucesiones de mamíferos del Plio-Pleistoceno ibérico

M Hernández Fernández - 2004 - docta.ucm.es
Análisis paleoecológico y paleoclimático de las sucesiones de mamíferos del Plio-Pleistoceno
ibérico Page 1 FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD …

Late Miocene–Early Pliocene climatic evolution of the Granada Basin (southern Spain) deduced from the paleoecology of the micromammal associations

A García-Alix, R Minwer-Barakat, EM Suárez… - Palaeogeography …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper analyses the relationship between the evolution of the Late Miocene and Early
Pliocene rodent and insectivore assemblages from the Granada Basin (southern Spain) and …

Roles of dental development and adaptation in rodent evolution

HG Rodrigues, S Renaud, C Charles, Y Le Poul… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
In paleontology, many changes affecting morphology, such as tooth shape in mammals, are
interpreted as ecological adaptations that reflect important selective events. Despite …