Stepwise shifts underlie evolutionary trends in morphological complexity of the mammalian vertebral column
The mammalian vertebral column has become more complex over evolutionary time. Here, Jones and colleagues use phylogenetic modelling to show that this complexity increased in stepwise shifts likely driven by adaptations for increased aerobic capacity.
Guardado en:
Autores principales: | , , |
---|---|
Formato: | article |
Lenguaje: | EN |
Publicado: |
Nature Portfolio
2019
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/2f30910767eb430c913090d89d42a67d |
Etiquetas: |
Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
|
id |
oai:doaj.org-article:2f30910767eb430c913090d89d42a67d |
---|---|
record_format |
dspace |
spelling |
oai:doaj.org-article:2f30910767eb430c913090d89d42a67d2021-12-02T14:39:57ZStepwise shifts underlie evolutionary trends in morphological complexity of the mammalian vertebral column10.1038/s41467-019-13026-32041-1723https://doaj.org/article/2f30910767eb430c913090d89d42a67d2019-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13026-3https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The mammalian vertebral column has become more complex over evolutionary time. Here, Jones and colleagues use phylogenetic modelling to show that this complexity increased in stepwise shifts likely driven by adaptations for increased aerobic capacity.Katrina E. JonesKenneth D. AngielczykStephanie E. PierceNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019) |
institution |
DOAJ |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
EN |
topic |
Science Q |
spellingShingle |
Science Q Katrina E. Jones Kenneth D. Angielczyk Stephanie E. Pierce Stepwise shifts underlie evolutionary trends in morphological complexity of the mammalian vertebral column |
description |
The mammalian vertebral column has become more complex over evolutionary time. Here, Jones and colleagues use phylogenetic modelling to show that this complexity increased in stepwise shifts likely driven by adaptations for increased aerobic capacity. |
format |
article |
author |
Katrina E. Jones Kenneth D. Angielczyk Stephanie E. Pierce |
author_facet |
Katrina E. Jones Kenneth D. Angielczyk Stephanie E. Pierce |
author_sort |
Katrina E. Jones |
title |
Stepwise shifts underlie evolutionary trends in morphological complexity of the mammalian vertebral column |
title_short |
Stepwise shifts underlie evolutionary trends in morphological complexity of the mammalian vertebral column |
title_full |
Stepwise shifts underlie evolutionary trends in morphological complexity of the mammalian vertebral column |
title_fullStr |
Stepwise shifts underlie evolutionary trends in morphological complexity of the mammalian vertebral column |
title_full_unstemmed |
Stepwise shifts underlie evolutionary trends in morphological complexity of the mammalian vertebral column |
title_sort |
stepwise shifts underlie evolutionary trends in morphological complexity of the mammalian vertebral column |
publisher |
Nature Portfolio |
publishDate |
2019 |
url |
https://doaj.org/article/2f30910767eb430c913090d89d42a67d |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT katrinaejones stepwiseshiftsunderlieevolutionarytrendsinmorphologicalcomplexityofthemammalianvertebralcolumn AT kennethdangielczyk stepwiseshiftsunderlieevolutionarytrendsinmorphologicalcomplexityofthemammalianvertebralcolumn AT stephanieepierce stepwiseshiftsunderlieevolutionarytrendsinmorphologicalcomplexityofthemammalianvertebralcolumn |
_version_ |
1718390466278326272 |