Decoupling Functional and Morphological Convergence, the Study Case of Fossorial Mammalia

Title
Decoupling Functional and Morphological Convergence, the Study Case of Fossorial Mammalia
Publication Date
2020
Author(s)
Sansalone, Gabriele
Abstract
The original specimens are stored at the Tsukuba Natural History Museum, Tsukuba, Japan; Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, US; Wien Natural History Museum, Austria, Paris Natural History Museum, France; Lyon Natural History Museum, France; Lisbon Natural History Museum, Portugal.
Type of document
Dataset
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of New England
Place of publication
Armidale, Australia
DOI
10.25952/5e65995b36b6c
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/28134
Abstract
The dataset is composed by 3D models of different fossorial mammals. The models have been used to perform biomechanical simulations of the digging locomotion and to collect 3D shape data. These information have been used in a phylogenetic context to provide insights about the extent of morpho-functional convergence am. ong the fossorial mammals. Results indicate that fossorial mammals evolved around multiple adaptive peaks impeding the recognition of a true convergent signal.
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