Search Results - "Heaney, Lawrence"

Wallace's line, Wallacea, and associated divides and areas: history of a tortuous tangle of ideas and labels by Ali, Jason R., Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…ABSTRACT Due to its position between the highly distinct Oriental and Australasian biogeographical realms, much effort has been spent demarcating associated…”
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Is a new paradigm emerging for oceanic island biogeography? by Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…Following several decades during which two dissimilar and incompatible models (equilibrium and vicariance) dominated island biogeography, recent publications…”
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Alfred R. Wallace's enduring influence on biogeographical studies of the Indo‐Australian archipelago by Ali, Jason R., Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…To mark A.R. Wallace's 200th birthday, we review the direct and indirect contributions he made to our understanding of the Indo‐Australian Archipelago's…”
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Molecular assessment of dietary niche partitioning in an endemic island radiation of tropical mammals by Petrosky, Anna L., Rowsey, Dakota M., Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…Island radiations represent unique evolutionary histories in unique ecological contexts. These radiations provide opportunities to investigate ecological…”
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Convergent evolution of an extreme dietary specialisation, the olfactory system of worm-eating rodents by Martinez, Quentin, Lebrun, Renaud, Achmadi, Anang S., Esselstyn, Jacob A., Evans, Alistair R., Heaney, Lawrence R., Miguez, Roberto Portela, Rowe, Kevin C., Fabre, Pierre-Henri

“…Turbinal bones are key components of the mammalian rostrum that contribute to three critical functions: (1) homeothermy, (2) water conservation and (3)…”
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Diversification rates of the “Old Endemic” murine rodents of Luzon Island, Philippines are inconsistent with incumbency effects and ecological opportunity by Rowsey, Dakota M., Heaney, Lawrence R., Jansa, Sharon A.

“…Diversity-dependent cladogenesis occurs when a colonizing lineage exhibits increasing interspecific competition as it ecologically diversifies. Repeated…”
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Single-locus species delimitation: a test of the mixed Yule–coalescent model, with an empirical application to Philippine round-leaf bats by Esselstyn, Jacob A., Evans, Ben J., Sedlock, Jodi L., Anwarali Khan, Faisal Ali, Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…Prospects for a comprehensive inventory of global biodiversity would be greatly improved by automating methods of species delimitation. The general mixed…”
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Tempo and mode of mandibular shape and size evolution reveal mixed support for incumbency effects in two clades of island-endemic rodents (Muridae: Murinae) by Rowsey, Dakota M., Heaney, Lawrence R., Jansa, Sharon A.

“…Existing radiations in a spatially limited system such as an oceanic island may limit the ecological opportunity experienced by later colonists, resulting in…”
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Oceanic island biogeography through the lens of the general dynamic model: assessment and prospect by Borregaard, Michael K., Amorim, Isabel R., Borges, Paulo A. V., Cabral, Juliano S., Fernández‐Palacios, José M., Field, Richard, Heaney, Lawrence R., Kreft, Holger, Matthews, Thomas J., Olesen, Jens M., Price, Jonathan, Rigal, Francois, Steinbauer, Manuel J., Triantis, Konstantinos A., Valente, Luis, Weigelt, Patrick, Whittaker, Robert J.

“…ABSTRACT The general dynamic model of oceanic island biogeography (GDM) has added a new dimension to theoretical island biogeography in recognizing that…”
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The roles of phylogeny, body size and substrate use in trabecular bone variation among Philippine ‘earthworm mice’ (Rodentia: Chrotomyini) by Smith, Stephanie M, Rowsey, Dakota M, Nations, Jonathan A, Angielczyk, Kenneth D, Heaney, Lawrence R

“…Abstract Trabecular bone is modelled throughout an animal’s life in response to its mechanical environment, but like other skeletal anatomy, it is also subject…”
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A new species of the endemic Tarsomys clade (Muridae, Rodentia) from eastern Mindanao Island, Philippines by Rickart, Eric A., Rowsey, Dakota M., Ibañez, Jayson C., Quidlat, Roselyn S., Balete, Danilo S., Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…Based on molecular and morphological evidence, we describe a new species of murine rodent from Mt. Kampalili in easternmost Mindanao Island, Philippines. It is…”
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A simple skeletal measurement effectively predicts climbing behaviour in a diverse clade of small mammals by Nations, Jonathan A, Heaney, Lawrence R, Demos, Terrence C, Achmadi, Anang S, Rowe, Kevin C, Esselstyn, Jacob A

“…Abstract Arboreal locomotion allows access to above-ground resources and might have fostered the diversification of mammals. Nevertheless, simple morphological…”
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A new genus and species of shrew-like mouse (Rodentia: Muridae) from a new center of endemism in eastern Mindanao, Philippines by Rowsey, Dakota M., Duya, Mariano Roy M., Ibañez, Jayson C., Jansa, Sharon A., Rickart, Eric A., Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…The Philippine archipelago hosts an exceptional diversity of murid rodents that have diversified following several independent colonization events. Here, we…”
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The Pattern and Timing of Diversification of Philippine Endemic Rodents: Evidence from Mitochondrial and Nuclear Gene Sequences by Jansa, Sharon A., Barker, F. Keith, Heaney, Lawrence R., Sullivan, Jack

“…The 22 genera and 64 species of rodents (Muridae: Murinae) distributed in the Philippine Islands provide a unique opportunity to study patterns and processes…”
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Dynamics of genetic and morphological diversification in an incipient intra-island radiation of Philippine rodents (Muridae: Bullimus) by Kyriazis, Christopher C., Bates, John M., Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…Aim: To investigate patterns of genetic and morphological differentiation in a 'New Endemic' Philippine rodent (Bullimus) and examine the dynamics on…”
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Three new extinct species from the endemic Philippine cloud rat radiation (Rodentia, Muridae, Phloeomyini) by Ochoa, Janine, Mijares, Armand S. B., Piper, Philip J., Reyes, Marian C., Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…The 18 extant members of the Tribe Phloeomyini, the “cloud rats,” constitute an endemic Philippine radiation of arboreal herbivores that range in size from ca…”
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A new genus and species of shrew (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Palawan Island, Philippines by Hutterer, Rainer, Balete, Danilo S., Giarla, Thomas C., Heaney, Lawrence R., Esselstyn, Jacob A.

“…A 2007 survey of small mammals on Mt. Mantalingahan (2,086 m elevation), southern Palawan Island, Philippines, obtained specimens of a distinctive, previously…”
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How small an island? Speciation by endemic mammals (Apomys, Muridae) on an oceanic Philippine island by Heaney, Lawrence R., Kyriazis, Christopher C., Balete, Danilo S., Steppan, Scott J., Rickart, Eric A.

“…Aim: To investigate the influence of oceanic island area on speciation by small mammals, in the context of other land vertebrates. Location: Mindoro Island…”
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Philippine bats of the genus Kerivoula (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): Overview and assessment of variation in K. pellucida and K. whiteheadi by Sedlock, Jodi L, Heaney, Lawrence R, Balete, Danilo S, Ruedi, Manuel

“…Bats of the genus Kerivoula (Mammalia, Chiroptera) are widespread in the Philippines with four reported species, but have been poorly known due to a paucity of…”
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A re-assessment of diversity among Philippine gymnures (Mammalia: Erinaceidae: Podogymnura), with a new species from eastern Mindanao by Balete, Danilo S, Heaney, Lawrence R, Rickart, Eric A, Quidlat, Roselyn S, Rowsey, Dakota M, Olson, Link E

“…Podogymnura, a Philippine endemic genus of gymnures ("soft-furred hedgehogs"), has been known previously only from the highlands of central Mindanao (P. truei…”
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