Geometric morphometrics nesomyinae rodent skulls

Here we aim to define how skull morphology in an endemic and monophyletic clade of rodents (subfamily Nesomyinae), which show considerable morphological variation and are largely forest-dwelling, has evolved and to characterize this disparity in a phylogenetical and ecological context. We performed a two-dimensional geometric morphometric analysis on 371 dorsal and 400 ventral skull images comprising all nine extant endemic genera (26 different species) and tested the influence of ecological parameters in a phylogenetic context on size and shape.

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