BayesTraits MultiState ML and MCMC ancestral state reconstruction output for colour character 2 on ML phylogram and ultrametric trees. The grey panel lists internal node IDs and subtending terminal ta
Morphological disparity is an aspect of avian evolution that remains understudied and has rarely been quantified explicitly, despite its importance for inferring patterns of avian evolution. Morpholog
Difference in body size between males and females (sexual size dimorphism: SSD) and its variation are a common phenomenon in animal kingdom. Rensch’s rule predicts that the degree of SSD variation inc
The tendency for animals in warmer climates to be longer-limbed (Allen’s Rule) is widely attributed to the demands of thermoregulation. The role played by thermoregulation in structuring bird wings, h
Island biotas experience unique ecological conditions, such as isolation, small areas, or simplified communities that promote repeated patterns of evolution, like changes in body size, that have been
