Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Rodentia: a model order?
- 2 A synopsis of rodent molecular phylogenetics, systematics and biogeography
- 3 Emerging perspectives on some Paleogene sciurognath rodents in Laurasia: the fossil record and its interpretation
- 4 Phylogeny and evolutionary history of hystricognathous rodents from the Old World during the Tertiary: new insights into the emergence of modern “phiomorph” families
- 5 The history of South American octodontoid rodents and its contribution to evolutionary generalisations
- 6 History, taxonomy and palaeobiology of giant fossil rodents (Hystricognathi, Dinomyidae)
- 7 Advances in integrative taxonomy and evolution of African murid rodents: how morphological trees hide the molecular forest
- 8 Themes and variation in sciurid evolution
- 9 Marmot evolution and global change in the past 10 million years
- 10 Grades and clades among rodents: the promise of geometric morphometrics
- 11 Biogeographic variations in wood mice: testing for the role of morphological variation as a line of least resistance to evolution
- 12 The oral apparatus of rodents: variations on the theme of a gnawing machine
- 13 The muscles of mastication in rodents and the function of the medial pterygoid
- 14 Functional morphology of rodent middle ears
- 15 Variations and anomalies in rodent teeth and their importance for testing computational models of development
- 16 The great variety of dental structures and dynamics in rodents: new insights into their ecological diversity
- 17 Convergent evolution of molar topography in Muroidea (Rodentia, Mammalia): connections between chewing movements and crown morphology
- 18 Developmental mechanisms in the evolution of phenotypic traits in rodent teeth
- 19 Diversity and evolution of femoral variation in Ctenohystrica
- 20 Morphological disparity of the postcranial skeleton in rodents and its implications for palaeobiological inferences: the case of the extinct Theridomyidae (Rodentia, Mammalia)
- Index
- References
11 - Biogeographic variations in wood mice: testing for the role of morphological variation as a line of least resistance to evolution
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Rodentia: a model order?
- 2 A synopsis of rodent molecular phylogenetics, systematics and biogeography
- 3 Emerging perspectives on some Paleogene sciurognath rodents in Laurasia: the fossil record and its interpretation
- 4 Phylogeny and evolutionary history of hystricognathous rodents from the Old World during the Tertiary: new insights into the emergence of modern “phiomorph” families
- 5 The history of South American octodontoid rodents and its contribution to evolutionary generalisations
- 6 History, taxonomy and palaeobiology of giant fossil rodents (Hystricognathi, Dinomyidae)
- 7 Advances in integrative taxonomy and evolution of African murid rodents: how morphological trees hide the molecular forest
- 8 Themes and variation in sciurid evolution
- 9 Marmot evolution and global change in the past 10 million years
- 10 Grades and clades among rodents: the promise of geometric morphometrics
- 11 Biogeographic variations in wood mice: testing for the role of morphological variation as a line of least resistance to evolution
- 12 The oral apparatus of rodents: variations on the theme of a gnawing machine
- 13 The muscles of mastication in rodents and the function of the medial pterygoid
- 14 Functional morphology of rodent middle ears
- 15 Variations and anomalies in rodent teeth and their importance for testing computational models of development
- 16 The great variety of dental structures and dynamics in rodents: new insights into their ecological diversity
- 17 Convergent evolution of molar topography in Muroidea (Rodentia, Mammalia): connections between chewing movements and crown morphology
- 18 Developmental mechanisms in the evolution of phenotypic traits in rodent teeth
- 19 Diversity and evolution of femoral variation in Ctenohystrica
- 20 Morphological disparity of the postcranial skeleton in rodents and its implications for palaeobiological inferences: the case of the extinct Theridomyidae (Rodentia, Mammalia)
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
Morphological variation is an important aspect of biodiversity, in particular because phenotypic variation is an important target of the screening by selection. Its study can bring light onto the adaptive component of morphological diversification, thus constituting a precious complement to the vastly and rapidly developing field of genetic and genomic analyses. Furthermore, morphological evolution can be studied on both modern and fossil species, and can thus help to bridge the gap between different temporal scales, from contemporary evolution to long-term trends along millions of years.
Patterns of morphological evolution have long been studied, including for deciphering rodent evolution (e.g. Misonne 1969; Michaux 1971; Butler 1985). This field of investigation has been renewed by the development of methods allowing the quantification of fine-scale shape variation, namely geometric morphometrics (e.g. Bookstein 1991; Rohlf and Marcus 1993; Mitteroecker and Gunz 2009). Such methods, based on landmarks or outline analyses, have been used to tackle many topics regarding rodent evolution: evolutionary patterns along fossil lineages (Renaud et al. 1996, 2005; Piras et al. 2009; Stoetzel et al. 2013), diversification among species, addressing the respective role of adaptation and neutral evolution (e.g. Cardini 2003; Monteiro et al. 2005; Macholan 2006; Michaux et al. 2007a); differentiation between populations, investigating the role of environmental variations (Renaud 1999; Fadda and Corti 2001; Renaud and Michaux 2003, 2007; McGuire 2010; Helvaci et al. 2012), processes favoring co-occurrence among species (Ledevin et al. 2012), patterns and route of colonization (Valenzuela-Lamas et al. 2011; Siahsarvie et al. 2012; Cucchi et al. 2013). Insular differentiation provided numerous models of pronounced morphological differentiation questioning the respective role of adaptation and random factors (Cardini et al. 2007b; Michaux et al. 2007b; Renaud and Michaux 2007; Renaud and Auffray 2010; Renaud et al. 2013). Even contemporary evolution and response to current anthropic changes can find a morphological signature in rodents (Pergams and Lacy 2008; Renaud et al. 2013).
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