Carnivoran evolution : new views on phylogeny, form, and function / edited by Anjali Goswami and Anthony Friscia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goswami, Anjali.

Friscia, Anthony

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

Cambridge studies in morphology and molecules

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carnivora--Evolution.

Carnivora.

Carnivora--Morphology.

Carnivora--Phylogeny.

Phylogeny.

Morphology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 492 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Summary:

"Canivoran Evolution focuses on current advances in our understanding of carnivoran phylogeny, ecomorphology and macroevolutionary patterns. This volume highlights a collection of cutting-edge methodologies currently used in studies of Carnivora which help to address fundamental issues in evolutionary biology and palaeontology. Chapters include studies addressing the issues of morphological and molecular derived phylogenies, community ecology, allometry, morphometrics (using both traditional methods) and Finite Element Analysis. Written for academic researchers, graduates and professionals Canivoran Evolution provides essential information and understanding on current advances in the areas of evolutionary biology, palaeobiology and organism biology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction to carnivora / Anjali Goswami

Phylogeny of the carnivora and carnivoramorpha, and the use of the fossil record to enhance understanding of evolutionary transformations / John J. Flynn, John A. Finarelli and Michelle Spaulding

Phylogeny of the viverridae and 'viverrid-like' feliforms / Geraldine Veron

Molecular and morphological evidence for ailuridae and a review of its genera / Michael Morlo and Stéphane Peigné

The influence of character correlations on phylogenetic analyses: a case study of the carnivoran cranium / Anjali Goswami and P. David Polly

What's the difference?: a multiphasic allometric analysis of fossil and living lions / Matthew H. Benoit

Evolution in carnivora: identifying a morphological bias / Jill A. Holliday

The biogeography of carnivore ecomorphology / Lars Werdelin and Gina D. Wesley-Hunt

Comparative ecomorphology and biogeography of herpestidae and viverridae (carnivora) in Africa and Asia / Gina D. Wesley-Hunt, Reihaneh Dehghani and Lars Werdelin

Ecomorphological analysis of carnivore guilds in the Eocene through Miocene of Laurasia / Michael Morlo, Gregg F. Gunnell and Doris Nagel

Ecomorphology of North American Eocene carnivores: evidence for competition between carnivorans and creodonts / Anthony R. Friscia and Blaire Van Valkenburgh

Morphometric analysis of cranial morphology in pinnipeds (mammalia, carnivora): convergence, ecology, ontogeny, and dimorphism / Katrina E. Jones and Anjali Goswami

Tiptoeing through the trophics: geographic variation in carnivoran locomotor ecomorphology in relation to environment / P. David Polly

Interpreting sabretooth cat (carnivora; felidae; machairodontinae) postcranial morphology in light of scaling patterns in felids / Margaret E. Lewis and Michael R. Lague

Cranial mechanics of mammalian carnivores: recent advances using a finite element approach / Stephen Wroe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9780521515290

0521515297

9780521735865

0521735866

OCLC:

612963963

Publisher Number:

99943212907