scholarly journals The Feeding Biomechanics and Dietary Ecology ofParanthropus boisei

2014 ◽  
Vol 298 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda L. Smith ◽  
Stefano Benazzi ◽  
Justin A. Ledogar ◽  
Kelli Tamvada ◽  
Leslie C. Pryor Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Ecology ◽  
Feeding Biomechanics

scholarly journals The feeding biomechanics and dietary ecology of Australopithecus africanus

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (7) ◽  
pp. 2124-2129 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Strait ◽  
G. W. Weber ◽  
S. Neubauer ◽  
J. Chalk ◽  
B. G. Richmond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Australopithecus Africanus ◽  
Dietary Ecology ◽  
Feeding Biomechanics

Morphology and diet of two sympatric colubrid snakes, Chironius flavolineatus and Chironius quadricarinatus (Serpentes: Colubridae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otavio Augusto Vuolo Marques ◽  
Ronaldo Fernandes ◽  
Roberta Richard Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Sexual Size Dimorphism ◽  
Sympatric Species ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Ontogenetic Variation ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Size Dimorphism ◽  
Snake Species ◽  
Dietary Ecology ◽  
Arboreal Habit

Abstract The morphometry and diet of two sympatric species of Chironius (C. flavolineatus and C. quadricarinatus) from Brazilian Cerrado are described. The two snake species differ in external morphology, as Chironius flavolineatus was the largest species (body, tail and eyes) whereas C. quadricarinatus the heaviest. Each species also showed marked sexual size dimorphism. In terms of dietary ecology, both species feed exclusively on frogs with a heavy preference for hylids and may have tendency to eat small items, as noticed in other colubrine species. These two snake species showed a brownish colour pattern and exhibited no ontogenetic variation, suggesting that juveniles and adults use similar substrates. Chironius flavolineatus and C. quadricarinatus present a semi-arboreal habit, with active foraging behaviour, feeding in the ground most of time. Chironius flavolineatus uses higher vegetation for resting and, based on morphological results, seems to be more arboreal than C. quadricarinatus.

Dietary ecology of common amphibian species in a seasonal location in northern Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (27-28) ◽  
pp. 1797-1812
Author(s):  
R. B. Loshitha R. Sarathchandra ◽  
Kanishka D. B. Ukuwela ◽  
Rajnish P. G. Vandercone
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Dietary Ecology

Dietary ecology of Reduncini (Bovidae) from the Shungura Formation, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
pp. 110789
Author(s):  
Cécile Blondel ◽  
Gildas Merceron ◽  
John Rowan ◽  
Jérôme Surault ◽  
Jean-Renaud Boisserie
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Ecology

Feeding Biomechanics Influences Craniofacial Morphology at the Subspecies Scale among Australian Pademelons (Macropodidae: Thylogale)

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Rex Mitchell ◽  
Emma Sherratt ◽  
Gabriele Sansalone ◽  
Justin A. Ledogar ◽  
Richard J. Flavel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Craniofacial Morphology ◽  
Feeding Biomechanics

scholarly journals The limits of convergence: the roles of phylogeny and dietary ecology in shaping non-avian amniote crania

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 202145
Author(s):  
Keegan M. Melstrom ◽  
Kenneth D. Angielczyk ◽  
Kathleen A. Ritterbush ◽  
Randall B. Irmis
Keyword(s):  
Functional Morphology ◽  
Feeding Ecology ◽  
Cranial Morphology ◽  
Skull Shape ◽  
Morphological Convergence ◽  
Morphometric Methods ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Dietary Ecology ◽  
Amniote Phylogeny ◽  
Cranial Shape

Cranial morphology is remarkably varied in living amniotes and the diversity of shapes is thought to correspond with feeding ecology, a relationship repeatedly demonstrated at smaller phylogenetic scales, but one that remains untested across amniote phylogeny. Using a combination of morphometric methods, we investigate the links between phylogenetic relationships, diet and skull shape in an expansive dataset of extant toothed amniotes: mammals, lepidosaurs and crocodylians. We find that both phylogeny and dietary ecology have statistically significant effects on cranial shape. The three major clades largely partition morphospace with limited overlap. Dietary generalists often occupy clade-specific central regions of morphospace. Some parallel changes in cranial shape occur in clades with distinct evolutionary histories but similar diets. However, members of a given clade often present distinct cranial shape solutions for a given diet, and the vast majority of species retain the unique aspects of their ancestral skull plan, underscoring the limits of morphological convergence due to ecology in amniotes. These data demonstrate that certain cranial shapes may provide functional advantages suited to particular dietary ecologies, but accounting for both phylogenetic history and ecology can provide a more nuanced approach to inferring the ecology and functional morphology of cryptic or extinct amniotes.

Dietary Ecology of the Nigeria–Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti)

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-104
Author(s):  
Ekwoge E. Abwe ◽  
Bethan J. Morgan ◽  
Roger Doudja ◽  
Fabrice Kentatchime ◽  
Flaubert Mba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pan Troglodytes ◽  
Dietary Ecology ◽  
Pan Troglodytes Ellioti
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