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Our latest: Theoretical morphospace reveals mixed optimisation of the avian wing planform for flight style - the work of Benton Walters, with very little help from myself and @emilyrayfield.bsky.social

Theoretical morphospace reveals mixed optimisation of the avian wing planform for flight style - Nature Communications

Here, the authors examine bird wing planform shape and functional performance using theoretical morphospace and phylomorphospace. They find that, in a sample of 1138 extant bird taxa, planform shape i...

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Out latest: Morphological disparity in elateriform beetles: patterns, trends and implications by YanDi Li, with negligible contribution by myself, Chenyang Cai and colleagues royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Morphological disparity in elateriform beetles: patterns, trends and implications

Abstract. Morphological disparity, reflecting the breadth of phenotypic variation within clades, offers critical insights into evolutionary dynamics beyond

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#PhD opportunity at The Center for Integrative Paleobiology TIP UPJŠ in Košice. Origin and adaptive patterns of secondary flightlessness: an alternative evolution of birds. More info: tinyurl.com/2uhhbnt2 The application must be sent by 31.5.2026: lnkd.in/eaBCajVZ #palaeontology #palaeobiology

Job Alert: Senior Research Associate in Phylogenomics @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social researching timing, sequence and phenotypic consequences of rediploidisation following whole genome duplication - comparative genomics, molecular clock and phenotypic disparity methods, with @jameswclark.bsky.social