Search Results - "Heaney, Lawrence R"

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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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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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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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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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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Mammals of the northern Philippines: tolerance for habitat disturbance and resistance to invasive species in an endemic insular fauna by Rickart, Eric A., Balete, Danilo S., Rowe, Rebecca J., Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…Aim Island faunas, particularly those with high levels of endemism, usually are considered especially susceptible to disruption from habitat disturbance and…”
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Dynamic disequilibrium: a long-term, large-scale perspective on the equilibrium model of island biogeography by Heaney, Lawrence R.

“…1 The equilibrium model of island biogeography developed in the 1960s by MacArthur and Wilson has provided an excellent framework in which to investigate the…”
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The roles of geological history and colonization abilities in genetic differentiation between mammalian populations in the Philippine archipelago by Heaney, Lawrence R., Walsh Jr, Joseph S., Townsend Peterson, A.

“…Aim To test hypotheses that: (1) late Pleistocene low sea-level shorelines (rather than current shorelines) define patterns of genetic variation among mammals…”
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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 phylogeny of the endemic Philippine rodent Apomys (Muridae) and the dynamics of diversification in an oceanic archipelago by STEPPAN, SCOTT J., ZAWADZKI, CHRISTOPHER, HEANEY, LAWRENCE R.

“…We analysed the phylogenetic relationships of ten of the 13 known species of the genus Apomys using DNA sequences from cytochrome b. Apomys, endemic to oceanic…”
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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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A synopsis of climatic and vegetational change in Southeast Asia by Heaney, Lawrence R

“…Climatic and vegetational changes in Southeast Asia from the pre-Pleistocene Era conditions are described. Tropical rainforests extended much further during…”
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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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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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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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