Morphological integration refers to the fact that different phenotypic traits of organisms are
not fully independent from each other, and tend to covary to different degrees. The …

Domestication is a well-known example of the relaxation of environmentally based cognitive
selection that leads to reductions in brain size. However, little is known about how brain size …

Body size is correlated with many critical behavioral and developmental patterns in
carnivores, including domestic dogs. The body masses and bite forces of archaeological …

Simple Summary Predation by cats (Felis catus) threatens Australian wildlife. As they rely on
their jaws to hold and subdue prey, their body size, skull shape and bite force can reflect an …

Carnivorans represent extreme ecomorphological diversity, encompassing remarkable
variation in form, habitat, and diet. The relationship between the masticatory musculature …

Abstract The Falkland Islands wolf Dusicyon australis is an extinct canid that was once the
only endemic terrestrial mammal to inhabit the Falkland Islands. There is still a puzzling …

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

Bite force is often used as a predictive indicator of an animal's feeding ecology, although the
premise that there is a direct link between diet and cranial morphology can be difficult to test …

Convergence consists in the independent evolution of similar traits in distantly related
species. The mammalian craniomandibular complex constitutes an ideal biological structure …

Since their domestication, dogs have adapted to a diverse portfolio of roles within human
societies, and changes in dog size, shape, and behavior are often key indicators of these …