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Phylogenetic inertia

Phylogenetic inertia or phylogenetic constraint refers to the limitations on the future evolutionary pathways that have been imposed by previous… 
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2018
2018
An interspecific test of Bergmann ’ s rule reveals inconsistent body size patterns across several lineages of water beetles ( Coleoptera : Dytiscidae )
1. Bergmann’s rule sensu lato, the ecogeographic pattern relating animals’ body size with environmental temperature (or latitude… 
2012
2012
Are primate folivores ecologically constrained? : a comparative analysis of behavioral indicators of within-group feeding competition
Acknowledgements First and foremost, I would like to thank my primary advisor, Mariah Hopkins, for her support, encouragement… 
2011
2011
Local ecotypic and species range-related adaptation influence photosynthetic temperature optima in deciduous broadleaved trees
Given prior evidence for local ecotypic and species-specific adaptation in trees, we hypothesized that: (1) Acer rubrum and… 
2011
2011
Do extrafloral nectaries present a defensive role against herbivores in two species of the family Bignoniaceae in a Neotropical savannas?
Despite the general belief that the interaction between extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) and ants is mutualistic, the defensive… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The importance of white on black: unmelanized plumage proportion predicts display complexity in birds
Animal ritualized displays have been classically viewed as behavioral characters that decrease signal ambiguity or that… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
POINTS OF VIEW Species and phylogenetic nomenclature
The imminent introduction of the draft PhyloCode (Cantino & de Queiroz, 2000) governing application of phylogenetic nomenclature… 
2002
2002
La inteligencia maquiavélica de los primates y la evolución del cerebro social
Resumen en: The selective pressures and type of selection from which the human brain arose have been a source of curiosity and… 
2001
2001
Why are group‐living badgers (Meles meles) sexually dimorphic?
One of the hypotheses proposed to account for why badgers Meles meles are highly social in the U.K., the resource dispersion… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Human female copulatory orgasm: a human adaptation or phylogenetic holdover
We thank Sarah Hrdy for her interesting and very helpful review of our original manuscript sent to her by Animal Behaviour and… 
1987
1987
Prey Handling Behavior of Eumeces gilberti with Comments on Headfirst Ingestion in Squamates
Captive Gilbert's skinks (Eumeces gilberti) almost always swallowed prey that were rela- tively difficult to ingest (crickets… 
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